At 06:14 PM 12/2/2005 +0100, Sebastian Rother wrote:
I can't decide between Perl and Python.
Perl has a lot modules but it's GPLed.
Python on the other hand is under a BSD-compatible License and has less
modules.
I would like to know some "facts" why Perl is in the base system on a
BSD even Python is a BSD-licensed alternativ. Does it have some
advantages I don#t know?
Perl has been around 'forever', .. is very useful for a ton of sysadmin
applications (a good reason for it to be in base), .. has a lot of good
support (a la class libraries & interfaces), .. but it's NOT true OO (which
has it's plusses & minuses).
Python is an OO language that is much less widely supported, but it has a
good start in the web community. It's just now starting to proliferate for
other applications.
If Web is your forte, however, you might want to consider Ruby.
Lee
