in reply to Re^2: I just had to share this (Quora comment on Python)
in thread I just had to share this (Quora comment on Python)
> This ability to iterate very rapidly with minimal loss and with freedom of testing out different directions is really unique to Perl. I don't think any other computer language has this.
This power must come with the responsibility not to miss the right time to refactor the code.
You have no idea how many times I had to save the day with some magic tricks and my clients promised me that they will fix the root problem and to never ever boilerplate that exceptional trick into a "common" technique ...
Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
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