On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:03:58 -0600, "Hans Fugal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Yup. You're absolutely right. I say these things all the time. I don't > see how it negates the fact that a lot of smart people write a lot of > useful programs in perl, which is my point. They do it in java too, and > python, and ruby, and C and C++ and even Cobol. A language is just a > language.
This is the standard argument used to defend stuff that sucks. Yes, all languages are turing complete. Nevertheless, - some languages are better for specific purposes (e.g. erlang and concurrency) - some languages are better generalists than others, too Perl is a good awk + sed replacement. The problem is when people start using it as a generalist language because they don't know better. -Jonathan .-----------------------------------. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `-----------------------------------'
