Oliver Schleede wrote:
>
> well there might be some misunderstanding due to the way i've been putting
> it: php3 is very useful for webmasters *only*. i can't imagine what use
> system administrators would make of the already included feature. but
> speaking as a webmasters i have a lot more tasks in mind then programming.
> therefor the learning-curve is vital for efficiency in my job. i may have
> mistake the posting i was referring to: i thought, he'ld be web working,
> too... in this case i can only repeat myself: it is extremely helpful to
> use php AND perl, needing both might be a bit too much - in both
> directions. in the end you simply can't compare both languages with each
> other because they understand themselfs in a completely different way. perl
> just isn't as easy and uncomplicated to use in web working as php and php
> isn't even trying to cope with the tasks to be fulfilled by perl. and its a
> beautiful thing that php is taking over the nice aspects of perl like re
> and array functions - a makining them optional. (i've read a post in this
> thread that php is getting more and more complex, losing it
> easy-to-use-advantage)
Maybe I was just really fortunate that my perl learning curve was steep
but short. Therefore, it wasn't a long time between knowing about it and
being able to use it in everything I do. Perl is invaluable for system
maintenance. But my main use is in web sites. CGI, ASP, anything. I
actually gag when I consider going back to VBScript/JScript ASP. *yegh!*
ASP PerlScript (as well as mod_perl/Apache::ASP) are some of the nicest
web extensions I've ever used.
> perl is utterly usless for at least 70% of my daily work, php covers 90% of
> my requirements.
I really don't know what you do, but I've yet to find anything that perl
can't do. Also, I've yet to find a language that is as much genuine fun
to use.
My advice: bite the bullet and learn perl. Doors open up that you've
never seen.
--
-Tim Hammerquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For every problem, there is one solution
which is simple, neat and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
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