Re: Perl verus Java

Why would you feel the need to defend Perl in this case? What will it buy you? Are you a software reseller who makes money from selling boxed sets of Perl CDs?<g>

Sure, you and your colleague can possibly banter about one versus the other. However, unless you have a compelling interest in it, what's the use? Between you two, this could easily turn into another "emacs vs. vi" kinda thing.

-Yendor

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Re: Re: Perl verus Java by punchcard_don (Beadle) on Oct 17, 2003 at 15:42 UTC
It's really more a matter of personal interest in the long view. If Java developers are going to be regularly showing up Perl developers, and if the IT management of the largest corps are of the opinion Perl is slower than Java and, even worse, if that turns out to be true or undefendable, then what is the future of Perl and Perl programmers? The answer may give existing Perl programmers - like myself - either motiviation to commit further to Perl as a career path, or consider keeping their options open.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Perl verus Java by thor (Priest) on Oct 18, 2003 at 15:03 UTC
The answer may give existing Perl programmers - like myself - either motiviation to commit further to Perl as a career path, or consider keeping their options open. You speak as though the two options are mutually exclusive. If you are already a professional perl programmer, then I can't imagine that you'd have to do a lot to keep that maintained. However, if you see the direction of your company (or companies in your line of business) going towards Java (or any other technology for that matter), you'd be foolish not to try. In biology, they have a word for those that don't evolve: extinct. thor	[reply]