in reply to Re^3: To use or not to use OO Perl
in thread To use or not to use OO Perl
It is always a challenge to decide whether the time spent in studying a new model of thinking/designing/programming is worth the investment in order to achieve productivity for the user as well as the programmer. Spreadsheets (also mentioned in the orginal node and in the discussion at Re: Re: The world is not object oriented) are a fine example of productivity without an underlieing academicly derived model. Spreadsheets are important because they provide a way for people to model their numerical thinking. So too, MatLab and many other popular applications.
It may sound like I'm saying to ignore these purest models. No, I'm just saying, like others, particularly engineers, use the tools that work. Don't bother with rederiving the equations.. they can be found in the papers and books.
Now, of course, if you are trying to develop a research project for an advanced degree, well it should be unique and interesting, for its own sake.
-ben