I'm sure that this has been discussed before...probably ad nausium. But Perl never ceases to amaze me.

I was just reading a post in "Seekers of Wisdom" and one post contained a segment of code and the poster asked "do you think this will work?" An astute responders said, simply, "Try it...then come back if you need help with why it works the way you want or doesn't."

That reminded me of one of Perl's truly great features...in my humble opinion. Perl's ability to "just try it" is amazing. I have programmed on and off for over 30 years...in Basic, Fortran, Cobol, Ada, and even some pretty obscure languages that only a mother could love. Perl, however, has captured my soul.

That capture by, and joy of, Perl is for many reasons; certainly most of them far outshadow the "just try it" feature. But that little feature is probably my most used feature and, every day, astounds me. It is so pervasive in my programming now, with Perl, that I think I'd have to say it is a near-religious experience every time I realize how much I have come to believe in, trust, and benefit from it.

ack Albuquerque, NM

In reply to Musing on Perl's "Just Try It" Amazingness by ack

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