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Re: Case for XML-RPC
From:
Miller, Scott L
Date:
July 17, 2001 14:20
Subject:
Re: Case for XML-RPC
Message ID:
379A67AE5E644D40913DF74AA54DF42F031878@omacpdexchm01.CPQCEI.NET
As an outsider looking in, I keep asking myself "Why would I want any
RPC 'stuff' in the core of Perl?" And the answer I get is "I don't."
Remote Procedure Calls are a specialized program area, and thus belongs
as a module. The effort should be to write a great module, and get it
included as a standard module that is included with the standard set of
Perl.
The fact that it may be used a lot, or is a great module, shouldn't
enter in the equation. Would we gain anything if we included the
'getopts' stuff in the core? I would bet that many more programs make
use of this feature than would use RPC features, yet I would argue
against putting it in the core. Plus, as a module, it is much more
available to me if I want to modify it, than if it was in the core.
Just my $.02 worth...
-Scott L. Miller