It was Thursday, July 31, 2003 when Michael Muratet took the soap box, saying: : On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:15:17 -0400 : Casey West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : : > It was Thursday, July 31, 2003 when GregorioGonzalez took the soap : > box, saying:: Hello: : > : : > : I have heard that PERL is more valuable than learning C++ in terms : > of: IT, etc. : > : : > : What is your view of the matter. : > : > I agree. : > : > I'm a case-in-point. In university I learnt C++ in the classroom, : > Perl on my own time. I've never once found a decent C++ gig, and have : > been working steady using Perl ever since. : > : > Your milage may vary, however. : > : > Casey West : : Greetings : : There's an excellent article by Lincoln Stein called "How perl saved the : human genome project" or something like that. I'm sure it would be easy : to find with a google search. Perl has the reputation (deserved IMHO) of : being the easiest language for the non-computer scientist to learn.
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