People will be doing that forever.

Using Python for Perl, using XXX+ for C, using I_dont_know_what_im_doing for I_never_knew_what_i_was_doing.

Currently, Python is the de-facto "school" language (as far as I can tell) for "Computer Science" folk. It happens. Languages change.

What upsets me mostly is that there are "instructors" and "educators" out there through "colleges" charging exorbitant amounts of money who claim the staff know what they're doing, sinking people into debt with no real edumication.

Point is, don't use snips of anything online for anything useful without knowing what they are:

"The problem with Internet quotes is that you can't always depend on their accuracy" -Abraham Lincoln

In reply to Re^3: the sad reality of perl by stevieb
in thread the sad reality of perl by morgon

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