On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 10:37:29PM +0700, Hasanuddin Tamir wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Abigail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote,
>
> > No, I wasn't. I was comparing what Java produces and what Perl produces.
>
> Your previous statement implied that Java produces applications and
> Perl produces modules.
>
> You compare "what Java produces" vs "what Perl produces"
> It seems to me "Java applications" vs "Perl modules"
>
> Is the difference that much?
Abigail: "Let's compare what grows on orange trees and on apple trees.
Oranges grow on orange trees, and apples on apple trees."
Hasanuddin: "That's not right. You are comparing apples and oranges!".
> > Go look at CPAN. What do you find there? Modules, modules and
> > modules. Yeah, there's a dusty corner called "scripts" hardly anyone
> > knows about. And it's called "scripts", not programs or applications. Just
> > "scripts".
>
> This sounds cynical to me. It's like, "Perl only produces modules" in
> negative sense. But in the other part, you stick to what Perl should be.
> It's like, "Perl only produces modules" in strong emphasis.
It's neither negative nor positive. It's an observation.
Abigail
