On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 02:28:25PM -0700, Stewart Stremler wrote: > begin quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 01:20:44PM -0700: > > > A very good programmer I know has a policy of putting code away for > > > a month between sessions working on it. When he comes back to it, if > > > he has to puzzle anything out, he considers the code 'poorly written' > > > and/or under-documented. > > > > Does that mean he *never* finishes Perl code? :) > > He wants a perl-free Linux system far more than I want a python-free > Linux system. >
Perl has a place, at least in my life. I can't think of a better language to crock up a one-off text manipulation script is 6 to 20 lines. If it calls for procedures or may be the basis for something larger, I go to Tcl immediately. -- Lan Barnes Linux Guy, SCM Specialist Tcl/Tk Enthusiast -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
