[Gllug] Shell

[Jackson, Harry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Ball [mailto:chris at void.printf.net]
> 
> 
> >> "Harry" == nmeweb <Harry> writes:
> 
>     Harry> Perl raises its ugly head more and more as something I need
>     Harry> to sit down and learn but I'm not masochistic.
> 
> I think it's telling that I've only heard people who confess to having
> not understood or used Perl (same also applies for Java) tell me how
> ugly and broken it is.

<QOUTE>
Perl 5.0?. I can remember checking this to see if it was on the box in a
standard install. Perl raises its ugly head more and more as something I
need to sit down and learn but I'm not masochistic.
</QUOTE>

I have read and read and read and read the above quote and cannot find the
word "broken" in it. Where you reading between the lines because I missed
it. Why do some people take offence at something like this. I think Perl has
quite a few ugly features, this is my opinion which while not fantastically
well informed I am aware that Perl as a language is a bit of a twat to learn
at least in my case it has been. Compared to learning ksh Perl is much
harder.

> Perhaps this is some form of rationalisation
> they have for their knowledge of how something works being lacking.
> Either way, it's never struck me as particularly intelligent.

Chris 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you had replied stating that you
thought Perl was a gorgeous language and recognised the fact that it was a
difference in opinion then I could see your point but to insinuate that I am
dumb because I have a different opinion to you was a bit of a silly thing to
say on your part. Did you engage fingers before brain. I know Perl is a
great language I am not entirely daft and I would love to learn it but next
time someone thinks a little different than you count to ten and read it
again.

Harry

And I did like your timer.









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