A very 'real world' point and that's true in my experiences. I favour perl and it's my 'go to' but sometimes it's not the best solution. It IS a great 'in' and enables people to go from non-coders to the sort of people who knock up scripts in a few min to do stuff GUI users would take days to or which couldn't really be done another way.
I 'heart' perl, and it was due to the bordering on charitable tolerance on the part of some seasoned perl-ers that got me where I am, doing it (or designing stuff which involves its use more these days) for a living. Perl is brilliant. Everyone should be told :-D > On 27 Oct 2013, at 01:04, David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > > On 10/26/13 16:25, Ed Davis wrote: > > I would think the question being asked isn't 'OT' which is namely: what's > > runtime v compile time ... (and Python's .pyc's are sort of in the middle). > > Id think a beginners list first task would be to help you make the choice? > > There are a number of dimensions for comparing computer programming > languages, including various time parameters -- compile time, start-up time, > work done per unit of time, total run time, etc.. An important time > parameter for myself and my employers/clients is "how long does it take for > David to write a correct program?". > > > For "easy" tasks, I can write a Perl program fairly quickly -- minutes to > hours. Perl one-liners are especially gratifying. When one module or script > starts taking many hours, I need to either decompose it or think up a > different strategy. For "hard" programs, I've come to the realization that I > need to upgrade my knowledge and skills. > > > Thus, my posts about the lambda calculus and the MOP (Perl's HOP and Moose). > I'd be curious to know if Python supports them. > > > 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/
