personal preference, I think. And perl/python is apples and oranges: python is object oriented (like java, C++), while perl is more like C.
A lot of people take issues with perl's lack of standards-- where {}, (), etc, may or may not be required. As to having {} and ;, it's a matter of the language structure, and that's all. Whether or not you use them is simply a matter of how you structure the language. glen On Tue, Dec 25, 2001 at 12:30:34PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > J?rgen A. [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Mon, 24 Dec 2001 19:20:09 +0100: > > Correction: If you want to learn programming, Perl is the *wrong* > > language. > > > Nope, not at all. Perl is like C, C++, Java, etc. Python is like Basic. To > become a good programmer you should get used of ; and { and } as soon as > possible. ;-) > > So you can spend some time on Python, but do switch to C (or Perl first) > ASAP. > > -- > *=-+-______________________ > |lintux-@t-lintux-d0t-cx: _ Ugh! Nio2f says something: ______ > : http://www.lintux.cx/ | / gnat a fo be to con httpww.codec \ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-+-=-+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+-=* > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Glen S Mehn Lead Systems Administrator SquareTrade, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Building Trust in Transactions (sm) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]