Re: perl vs php. just the facts, ma'am.

[Nicholas Clark]

On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 09:29:10AM +0200, Abigail wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 01:37:57AM +0700, Hasanuddin Tamir wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Abigail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote,

> > > Let Perl be Perl.
> > 
> > *silently agrees*

I agree that Perl should be Perl (because I like Perl for what it is)

> I'm sorry, but you cannot agree with me and disagree with me at the 
> same time. Either you let Perl be Perl, or you change Perl so it's
> becoming good at producing a stream of good applications.

Why are the two mutually exclusive? You're implying that any changes
(or improvements) that make Perl more effective for producing good
applications will make it worse for doing what it does today.
Or are you criticising specific proposals being made?

Nicholas Clark