Paul Kraus said: >> I really like Perl, but lately everywhere I seem to go and talk to say I >> shouldn't be learning Perl as it's old and Python is better. > Lets pretend we are mechanics we have this one tool that was passed on > down from generation to generation. It is our very very very favorite > tool. > No matter what we do its simply not possible to do our jobs with that one > tool. > > A good programmer in my opinion does not play favorites. Best tool for > the job and all that :)
Agreed. But you need to start your base knowledge with a good one, like Perl :-) > > >> Since starting to learn Perl though, every other language I started to >> learn/t, C, PHP etc. seem to make more sense now, as Perl has cleared >> things up. > It's your first real language.From here on out everything is easier to > learn. It all becomes a matter of learning the syntax :) Congrats :) I am beginning to learn that. > >> When I look at Perl, I can understand it (it kind of looks like bash), >> when I look at a Python script, ugh. >> I have been also trying to do some gui work with perl using wxperl, >> Python >> seems to be much better suited/supported (for wx) and I couldn't find >> very >> many docs for wxperl. What else is good looking to use? > Depends on what your trying to do GASP even vb.net has some uses :) >> I love CPAN. > CPAN IS THE BOMB. hands down its why Perl is my primary tool set. Nothing easier than: perl -MCPAN -e shell > >> I am on the right path? > Depends on if you limit yourself to Perl since it was your first > language. If not then you are on the right path. Agreed. Thanks. > > HTH, > Paul Kraus > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
