I got past the white space sensitivity through determination (using vi) and through sensible solutions (eventually using BB Edit on my mace which can '4 space tab equiv'). I use both but find perl fits my work well and so my second language has become JS.
I support that this is not a language v language 'forum' (list) but I strongly feel that especially self confessed noobs should be cut some slack as the first challenge is working out where the right answers are. I sometimes find this list a little hostile to noobs and has also been to me (I'm no noob). I find that a shame. Many people who have come to me for advice want to 'code' but don't know where to start. Many high end developers I've spoken to in areas such as telco's and the military started with perl as it's concepts help season your thinking in such a way as it later aides your transition into multiple languages which is where I am. On one hand, I agree that this is for perl beginners and once that has been pointed out no 'language x v Perl' questions should be explored, I also would prefer this list to respect the confusion and desperation that noobs experience. Everyone: You were there once, or are still, surely? Open source programming needs to be democratic and if possible welcoming IMHO. Off topic, but hey... > On 26 Oct 2013, at 23:55, David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > >> On 10/26/13 04:28, htchd...@live.com wrote: >> How about python? >> Many people consider it's better than Perl and it becomes more and more >> popular. > > There are a lot of really smart people who like Python. There are a lot of > useful Python programs, and a lot of useful programs that incorporate and/or > interoperate with Python. I haven't heard too many security complaints about > Python. > > > As I understand it, Python's library is very well developed. In this regard, > Python seems to be more cathedral, while Perl is more bazaar (e.g. CPAN). > > > I could never get past Python's whitespace sensitivity. > > > David > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org > http://learn.perl.org/ > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
