On 3/20/02 12:12 AM, "Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> original twistyness has devolved to Obfuperl, and *that* has > contributed to people thinking that Perl is really inherently > obfuscated, which undermines what *I* would like to see how Perl is > perceived in the marketplace. So it may have backfired. Maybe This strength of Perl is it's weakness, no question; I have to warn my students, in a constructive manner, that Perl could be written to appear to done thing but yet do something unexpected. Not dangerous per se, but like the occasional snowboarding spill, broken bones may be part of the fun. :) > Obfuperl would have been come about some other way, but I'm sure my > JAPHs were a contributing factor. Nah... It was fate. -Sx- :]
