R. Joseph Newton wrote:
One nice thing about Perl is that you can choose your own style. Many of those posting here seem particularly fascinated by tightly packed one-liners. The language supports such constructs quite well. It also supports my coding style, which tends more towards the ste
nt: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Why Perl kicks but!
Not to get too far off on a tangent, but I think the '1000\'s of users' he was
referring to were the mailing list users. In any case, the point remains the same.
Why bother proclaiming
ad quite a day with no one to take it out on.
I apologize.
Dan
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From: Rob Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:43 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why Perl kicks but!
David and everybody else,
To me, Perl is a tool to be used when
# > As for me I don't like visual basic so I don't use it and I don't
# > post to mailing lists for it explaining that all of these 1000's of users
# > are dumb to use such a language.
#
# do you know how many VB developers are in the US alone?
Of course, numbers do say a lot; in this case, you'r
, 2003 4:20 PM
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Subject: RE: Why Perl kicks but!
Can I ask you a few questions:
Dan Muey wrote:
> To me Visual Basic is retarded , not even a last resort.
How long have you been using VB and what version are you most familiar with?
> As for me I don't like visual basic
Hi Rob,
I'm pretty close to you in my views, except that I use VB essentially for the same
reason I use Perl. VB owns the user interface, and Perl has the CGI. I've been
burned by VB more than a few times by doing work that should have been portable, but
... Try using a VB Axtive X control i
Can I ask you a few questions:
Dan Muey wrote:
> To me Visual Basic is retarded , not even a last resort.
How long have you been using VB and what version are you most familiar with?
> As for me I don't like visual basic so I don't use it and I don't
> post to mailing lists for it explaining th
s was 'like hell' at one time or
another in your life.
Sorry, enough ranting I've had quite a day with no one to take it out on.
I apologize.
Dan
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From: Rob Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:43 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 01:42:58PM -0800, Rob Richardson wrote:
> Give me Visual Basic first, and then C++. Perl is a last resort.
Hmmm. That's interesting. Perl doesn't seem to fit everyone's way of
thinking. I'm not sure whether that's a problem with Perl, or some
people's thinking ;-) Act
David and everybody else,
To me, Perl is a tool to be used when other tools don't fit. It's
great to be able to write a program that will run on just about every
Windows and Unix box ever made, but it's hell trying to use structures
more complicated than a hash.
Give me Visual Basic first, and t
"Paul Kraus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> PERL is the shit!
Some among the global readership may not be familiar with this American
idiom. This is high praise indeed.
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