I'm not really getting "worked" over it, I was just a bit astounded that someone could write something faster in C++ than perl, not factoring in libraries and classes, etc. I guess exponentially, once one got things rolling in C/C++ they could be more "productive", but I haven't written a large enough C/C++ program to know this first hand.

UPDATE:Perhaps comparing lines of code wasn't the angle i wanted to take, as AnonyMonk said, one's typing speed isn't a binding when it comes to writing worthwhile code. I was thinking more along the lines of set up vs. actual meat code that allows you to get into the thick of what you want your code to really do, perl seems to let you do this fairly quickly, especially compared to C++.

meh.

In reply to Re^2: C++ vs. Perl mention on shygypsy.com by stonecolddevin
in thread C++ vs. Perl mention on shygypsy.com by stonecolddevin

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