Hi Rolf

Nice article. The truth is of course that all languages have their uses. I took a long time choosing to use Perl, between Python, Perl and C++. I chose Perl, because I figured it had a shorter learning curve, higher productivity, a huge library of existing code (CPAN) and an active and centralised support community. I suspected Python might have higher productivity, but it didn't have a CPAN or a PerlMonks. I loved the idea of C++, enforcing rigour like an engineering discipline, I thought it probably had a lower productivity, and I just felt I didn't have the bandwidth to handle it. Finally, Perl seems to be more like a system glue. You can pretty much stick anything together with it. So, I'm a firm believer in Perl, I don't think it's going to disappear overnight, but there are some things I'd like to have in C++, maybe a spot of real-time video-frame processing, or a sensitive encryption algorithm, for instance. I'd prototype in Perl, because that's where I'm comfortable and then click the IDE button, switch between languages. Hey Presto and Voila!

Regards

Steve

In reply to Re^4: Komodo 5.1 versus the others. (emacs) by Steve_BZ
in thread Komodo 5.1 versus the others. by Steve_BZ

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