[Gllug] Website developement

[David Irvine]

----- Original Message -----
From: Dean S Wilson <dean.wilson3 at virgin.net>
To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Website developement


> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "David Freeman" <freemadi at yahoo.co.uk>
>
> > I'm sorry, no matter what people say Perl is a write only language.
>
> <-----Paragraphs about the sun rising and spoons not existing
> snipped----->
>
> A lot of the languages that we hear about on a daily basis are based
> around a C like syntax. Java, Perl, PHP, C and numerous others all get
> their basic statements and constructs from the same place, I don't
> really see why you'd have so many issues with Perl if you do C or Java
> for example. The only problems I can see are the default variables but
> if you don't like those do it explicitly.

I tihnk the hardest part of learning perl from a C stance is that perl is so
non-ridged, there is more than one way to do it. And $foo can be anything
you want.  The hardest part of perl isnt learning the rules in learning the
lack or rules.

<£0.02>
    Perl is a great language, it has its uses as a language for solving
problems FAST.
    C is a great language becuase well i'm sure it is.
    Java can be a good language if its used well because you don't need to
think about what system your program is running on.
    All languages have a good use, (This includes intercal which is a great
way to get yourself commited) they all have a niche that they fill wether
its a fast binary, flexible typing. etc.  Perl is good for a lot of things
so don't dis it. It makes my life a lot easier, the though of having to use
combinations of C, PHP, Bash, sed, awk etc makes me cringe when i know I can
do it in one perl script.

</£0.02>

D


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