RSS | Module Info | Add a review of Smart-Comments

Smart-Comments (v1.0.3)

This is *indispensable* for developing in Perl for me! If I have no idea what's going on, I'll often work with the debugger. But if I've got a pretty good handle on what the script should be doing, I can throw a quick debugging comment out there and many times it saves time over stepping through the debugger--and finding those bits of code that just don't work the same inside the debugger (it happens).

While I'm working out the details, I typically dump out a value with a smart comment, and then exit the program.

One caveat for some who might find this a stopper, it's a Source Filter. If that doesn't bother you, it's a great tool as an alternative to not have to call in Data::Dumper everywhere and then write the print statement.

John J. Cassidy - 2009-05-28 13:10:26
Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No

Smart-Comments (v1.0.3)

Not only is it useful for debugging, it's also wonderful for implementing scripts where you need a progress bar without going through any trouble.

Something simple like this:

for ( @my_items ) { ### Processing items ---> done

will give you a progress bar just like that.

Jose Alves de Castro - 2008-10-10 03:30:32
Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No

Smart-Comments (v1.0.3)

Review deleted. [I'd rather add print statements actually.]

BKB - 2008-05-10 18:36:17
Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No

Smart-Comments (v1.0.2)

It makes it easy to setup dumping of variables and print statements.

mateus xavier - 2007-04-06 10:06:41
Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No

Perl.org sites : bugs | dev | history | jobs | learn | lists | use © Copyright 2002-2010 The Perl Foundation Site Information and Contacts root: (Vh | Vc)