On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:48:37 +0000 Josh Helmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 22 January 2007 8:12, ed wrote: > > heh, perl is the language of choice for a linux/unix administrator. > > In my experience it seems that perl is rapidly losing ground to > cleaner languages like ruby and python. Also, I suspect that the > primary tool for most linux/unix admins is still just good old > fashion /bin/sh shell scripting. > > I spent nearly 2 years doing part-time perl programming... Ugh... > You really have to be something of a masochist to use it when > scripting languages like python are available. python is nice, but it's not had such a wide distribution base like perl. perl is almost always /usr/bin/perl, without exception. i dont know if python is in the default install for openbsd... but where i work full time the equipment varies, perl is probably still the lowest common denominator. -- Regards, Ed :: http://www.s5h.net proud c++ person You never hear people talking about the times Mr. T didn't kill someone. There's a reason for that.
