Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> claimed: [...] > well > written shell scripts don't need Perl and well written Perl > scripts don't need external shell commands.
I think that's the "ivory tower" point of view. Down here in the trenches, it's more like "a well-written Perl script uses shell commands where it makes sense". Obviously the art is in knowing where it makes sense and where not. Cheers, Thomas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
