-- Chun Kit Edwin Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Thursday, 12 June 2003, 09:48 AM -0400): > In what situation does ppl normally use shell script and when > when will ppl use Perl? How about their performance like speed and also > the ease of programming?
Use what you're comfortable with, and use the tool that fills your need best. For instance, I'm comfortable with perl. One aspect of it I particularly like is that it is also very portable: I don't have to worry about which shell is available on which system; I can use the same language to create a quick shell script, a GUI application (using GTK or TK), or a web interface. However, it also means that if I'm performing system calls of any kind, I have the additional overhead of opening a shell. Shell programming is very nice for quick scripts that string together commands or add logic to commands. As such, the only overhead is the shell you already use. However, it may not be as portable. Some will swear by python, ruby, or even PHP (which, when compiled as a CGI, can be run as a scripting language from the command line). Find the language that suits your needs. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://matthew.weierophinney.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
