Ability to mix easily procedural, OO and functional styles of programming.

How important is this to you and are you looking for something like Python's approach to this? Do you think it offers that much more usability than just throwing everything in a class?

Frankly I'm Python ignorant (I have only walked through Python tutorial once and it was very long time ago so I forgot everything anyway :( ). Can you tell how it compares with Perl in this aspect?

Obviously a library of reusable compontents like CPAN.

Is it just the more specialized modules you find lacking from Java (the Finance::Quote type modules), or is it problems with included libraries (including lack of api choices)?

I like that fact that there is central repository of reusable tested Perl components which are easy to install. In other languages you are either stuck with core libraries or you have to hunt for other libraries over all Internet. This discourages code reuse (how many times have you heard "I don't want to use this library but rather reinvent it myself so my users are not forced to deal with many external dependanices"). One negative side is that I think in other language communities programmers contribute less in reusable libraries. Another is that you see a lot of code going in core (think PHP, think Java) making it bloated.

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In reply to Re: Re: Re: How would you fix Java? by IlyaM
in thread How would you fix Java? by Anonymous Monk

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