Yossi Itzkovich wrote: > IMHO, in Perl (as older language) the problem is much bigger. What do > you think ?
Perl is only about 6-8 years older than Java, but that's besides the point. Unlike Java, and similar languages of its ilk, Perl was designed to evolve and therefore changes, ideas, methods and pragmas are easier to implement. Java, however wasn't designed to evolve and new ideas have to be hacked into it, usually by force. To add another layer of complexity, new features are, by definition, designed by a committee, and needed to maintain backwards compatibility, making the implementation usually ugly and unwieldy. It's also amazing how the "minimal" idea of the C languages (in terms of reserved words and features built in the language) is anything but, when it comes to extending the language, while a robust syntax such as Perl's allows for virtually anything to be added and fit. -- Erez Software speaks in tongues of man; I debug, therefore I code. _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
