Re: XML::Simple

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From: David Champion
Subject: Re: XML::Simple
Date: 17:43 on 10 Mar 2004
* On 2004.03.10, in <1078934963.2217.1.camel@bookend>,
*	"Tom Insam" <tom@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> 
> > But this does beg the question why you are developing with a different
> > version of a library than the one you will use in production - surely
> > this completely negates the results of any testing.
> 
> Because the development environment is used by lots of projects, and
> upgrading XML::Simple might break things, but the release environment is
> CPAN, and so I can assume that things are more recent.

And, moreover, code developed against an older library release stands a
better chance of being compatible with multiple releases. If you're only
going to test and support one library version, sure: use the latest. But
if you want to be robust, and not look like open source, then develop
against an old version and test/extend with a new one.

Developing with a new version and trying to ensure operation with older
releases is one of many short routes to the Betty Ford Clinic.

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