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On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org> wrote: > Because people are used to reading docs on the web for almost everything. > Heck, even for Perl modules, I often go to search.cpan.org because it > provides a better interface for reading the docs. Me too. `perldoc -f` is the only perldoc functionality I use, anything longer I'll open a tab for in my browser. > Just because you (and other people on this list) are very comfortable with > the status quo does not mean that it's good for everyone. I think we need to > spend a lot more effort thinking about what's best for new users. What does > a college kid getting into programming need to get started with Perl? Part of it is a generation gap. I can't noticing the man-users are primarily people who (AFAIK) started using perl in the early 90s. LeonThread Previous | Thread Next