Hi Bruce, It's not unusual to see glowing reports about Perl on a Perl mailing list. However, I like to share a couple of points I think Perl has a problem with.
a) Huge projects/programs. Perl is not an easy beast to keep on a leash. Perl doesn't really force you to keep your code tidy and IMHO the more your code grows the more difficuly it becomes to maintain. The famous Perl adagium, TIMTOWTDI (There is more than one way to do it) often works against you and if you work with more than 1 programmer on the same code, style differences rapidly creep in, leading to bugs and hard-to-maintain code b) Perl loose way of type checking, namespaces, and OOP (all more or less added as a kludge) often leads to funny or unexpected results. It's syntax for references and contexts can be very hard to read or crasp. That said, I think Perl is a *lot* better than C++ for web design. I think you will have a hard time using C++ for webpages. Maybe it's better to use Java and Java Server Pages for your web server. C# or ASP.NET are good alternatives too. They all are much easier to maintain IMO My 2 cents, Jeroen I am pretty sure if you post on C++ list you C++ is THE WAY to go. And Python on the Python list. Maybe you should try alt.comp.languages :) > > > Which one of these would be best equipped for SQL database > work/designs? If > one is a > webmaster or webmaster in training, which language would have > the best means > for creating > and marinating a dynamic database driven web site? I'm thinking in > particular of a mysql database to > create a dynamic database driven web site and application. > > I could use some tools/tutorials for learning about Perl > Modules... also how > to use perl for the above mentioned > tasks, specifically mysql. > Thanks so much, > Bruce > > > It was Thursday, July 31, 2003 when Michael Muratet took > the soap box, > saying: > > : On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:15:17 -0400 > > : Casey West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > : > > : > It was Thursday, July 31, 2003 when GregorioGonzalez > took the soap > > : > box, saying:: Hello: > > : > : > > : > : I have heard that PERL is more valuable than learning > C++ in terms > > : > of: IT, etc. > > : > : > > : > : What is your view of the matter. > > : > > > : > I agree. > > : > > > : > I'm a case-in-point. In university I learnt C++ in the > classroom, > > : > Perl on my own time. I've never once found a decent > C++ gig, and have > > : > been working steady using Perl ever since. > > : > > > : > Your milage may vary, however. > > : > > > : > Casey West > > : > > : Greetings > > : > > : There's an excellent article by Lincoln Stein called "How > perl saved the > > : human genome project" or something like that. I'm sure it > would be easy > > : to find with a google search. Perl has the reputation > (deserved IMHO) of > > : being the easiest language for the non-computer scientist > to learn. > > > > http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1283/sam01020001/ > > > > Casey West > > > > -- > > If you don't double-click me, I can't do anything. > > -- John Aniston, on how computers have taken over his life > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
