> Hi > > Is it better to learn Perl or Python since i can manage only writing > simple bash shell scripts. > > Please suggest/guide. >
Since you are coming from shell, Perl is better for the beginning. from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl): Perl borrows features from other programming languages including C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, and sed.[3] The language provides powerful text processing facilities without the arbitrary data length limits of many contemporary Unix tools,[4] facilitating easy manipulation of text files. It is also used for graphics programming, system administration, network programming, applications that require database access and CGI programming on the Web. Perl is nicknamed "the Swiss Army chainsaw of programming languages" due to its flexibility and adaptability. So go with Perl ... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
