> I have heard that PERL is more valuable than learning C++ I guess it depends on what you are doing. Having done web work for 8 years now I haven't had any use for C++, and never took the time to learn it (it's still on my to-do list).
Besides the usual CGI scripts and mod_perl scripts, I have used Perl for all of my text processing needs. From doing simple search/replace to re-formatting thousands of documents. So I guess if you plan on writing a C++ app, then you need to know it. If you are unsure of where you will end up in IT, then you can't go wrong with Perl, even if you never write a single CGI script. In a pinch you can write Window applications (on Windows, Mac, or Unix), text processing utilities, SQL loaders, and anything else you can imagine with Perl. I'm not a fan of doing bulk changes manually, instead I just write a quick 10 minute script to save me an hour of time... not something you can generally do with C++. Rob -----Original Message----- From: GregorioGonzalez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Learning Perl vs. c ++ Hello: I have heard that PERL is more valuable than learning C++ in terms of IT, etc. What is your view of the matter. Regards, GREGORIO GONZALEZ: Internet Business Developer VERIO: An NTT Communications Company TOLL FREE: 877-273-3190 EXT 4672 INTERNATIONAL: 011-561-999-8599 ext: 4672 EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TECH SUPPORT: 800-339-4929 option 4 WEBSITE: http://hosting.verio.com/index.php/vps_vpscompare.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
