[Catalyst] Remove .pl from scripts?

[David Storrs]

On Nov 19, 2005, at 5:34 AM, Corey wrote:

> On Saturday November 19 2005 7:55 am, Jules Bean wrote:
>> Sebastian Riedel wrote:
>>> Should we remove the .pl extension from scripts?
>>
>
> Let's not focus/obsess on mere aesthetics.  It's silly. Further, I  
> for one
> prefer actual usefullness over arguable subjectivity - such as the  
> opinion
> of .pl extension as being "ugly". I don't think they're ugly, I  
> think they're
> beautiful. I love .pl extensions. They remind me that I'm using  
> perl. But
> that's all moot.
>
> What's important is that editors often use extensions for  
> functionality.
> Scripts often look for extentions to do stuff. Human beings often use
> extensions to avoid ambiguity at a glance.
>
> Those are the reasons why the .pl extentions should remain.


Agreed.  And very well said.

--Dks