agreed 100% ... but I think that perl lends itself to cryptic code where java lends itself to order ... which is agreed is limiting in some aspects
-----Original Message----- From: Brett W. McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 2:08 PM To: Maciejewski, Thomas Cc: Agustin Rivera; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: C vs. Perl On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Maciejewski, Thomas wrote: > agreed that OO isnt always better but the point that I was trying to make > was that I would rather build more structured code that is easier to > maintain / debug than to worry about the internal speed of a program ... > also wanted to point out that there are other aspects to the percieved speed > of a program like running servlets or in tomcat or whatever .... Having your code clean and easy to maintain should be the goal of any software project, even if you are writing in GW-BASIC. :-) You can write well-structured, OO code in Perl and write sloppy, hard to maintain code in Java. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I have more information in one place than anybody in the world." -- Jerry Pournelle, an absurd notion, apparently about the BIX BBS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
