Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
Just another Perl shrine
 
PerlMonks  

(ar0n) Re: Perl's rank among languages

by ar0n (Priest)
on Jan 02, 2002 at 21:40 UTC ( [id://135725]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Perl's rank among languages

Repeat after me:
All languages are created equal*

Use the best tool for the job.

Though some languages are more equal than others

[ ar0n -- want job (boston) ]

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re(2): Perl's rank among languages
by FoxtrotUniform (Prior) on Jan 02, 2002 at 21:43 UTC

    Use the best tool for the job.

    The job in question is improving some rather public Perl code, not frothing-at-the-mouth language advocacy.

    Update: I do appreciate the sentiment wrt. actual unreasoning-advocacy, though.

    --
    :wq
      Ah, that's what I get for not reading the entire post. My language-advocacy-alarm went off a bit too soon. I apologize.

      [ ar0n -- want job (boston) ]

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://135725]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others scrutinizing the Monastery: (3)
As of 2024-04-20 15:10 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found