I'm thinking of doing some c. I haven't *really* looked at c code in ages. But i was just debugging a c script, and it looks nice to me. i could kinda use not doing $ sometimes..

How does perl compare to c, some basic thoughts. compiled vs. interpreted/compiled, etc. what are some strengths and weaknesses one would point out in how these languages compare? What are a couple of examples you would, and would not choose one language over another. If say, you were to make a script that opens a log file and formats it in some specific funky way, and saves it in parts somwhere else, you may use perl- right? What if you need to auto generate ascii art on the fly? maybe a pre-compiled c program would be better for performance, right? wrong?

In reply to (OT) perl cmp c by leocharre

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