On Wednesday 29 Sep 2004 03:19, you wrote: > You know, I'm kinda going through a similar thing. I wrote a script to > search for users in an LDAP directory and update an attribute at the same > time. I decided to write it in Perl because it looked so easy. And, it was. > Works like a champ. Being new to Perl, and this was my first script, I was > amazed at the power in a short amount of code. I've written in C, C++, > Java, Lisp, Ada, Modula-2, Prolog, Pascal, and none of these are as easy as > Perl (although Java is nice). > > However, my co-worker, who is familiar with JSP, began writing an HTML form > to collect input data to pass to the script. We found that JSP and Perl > didn't mix very well. In fact, we are still having trouble getting the two > to integrate (probably ignorance hold us back). > > What's the point? The point is that sometimes a language choice defines an > architectural choice. For example, Java implies that you need a JVM to run > on the host OS (or browser). If Windows were my primary OS and I was > writing a commerical application, I might think twice about Java. If the > application must be cross-OS compatible, then Java is a good choice. > > For my script, I wish my co-worker and I had done our research ahead of > time. We just didn't know...in fact, we still don't. But, we can't make an > informed decision without the facts. > > Probably didn't help you much but, take heart in this. CGI isn't going > anywhere soon. Millions of web pages use CGI and every web server supports > it right out of the box. Perl is so easy to code and CPAN offers a world of > scripts. I have seen Perl script writers whip out code in minutes that > takes others days. It may not be commercial grade but, who of us writes > commerical applications all the time. 90% of the time, I'm trying to > accomplish a simple task or test a theory. You can't beat Perl for that.
Agreed. Thanks for this. My morale is up, but it's looking like I might be getting paid to learn Python, which is a bonus, but my heart is with Perl. The more the better I now say!!! > > Gavin Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > 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. > > 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? > > I love CPAN. > > Basically, my morale is getting low and I need a boost from you guys. Perl > isn't old is it? > > I am on the right path? > > Be kind ;-) > > Thanks all, > > Gavin. > > -- > Just getting into the best language ever... > Fancy a [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just ask!!! -- Just getting into the best language ever... Fancy a [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just ask!!! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
