Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 4:59 AM <cor...@free.fr> wrote: > > > > I saw many commands in /bin and /usr/bin are written by perl. > > is perl still the first choice for sysadmin on linux? > > I am surprised this thread has not started a mini-flame war.
Me too, but I'm pleasantly surprised :) I'd say it's a mark of a good community. > About the best you can say is, Perl is one of the more popular > scripting languages. Trying to pin down the "best" will fail because > it is opinion based. +1 (perl is best though :) > Next, you might ask which is the best editor to use on Unix & Linux. > That should really stir the pot :) Emacs for the win! Ah no, that one's easy to answer - vi is what's guaranteed to be installed everywhere, so vi it is. And I probably only use a tenth of its features. > Jeff
