On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 02:45:26PM +0200, Carel Fellinger wrote: > On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 12:21:46AM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote: > > I know people don't like it, that's okee with me, but I don't see how this > tie's your hands.
Oh, I didn't say this one tied your hands, except for the fact that I find it more difficult to make my code readable, because I can't just split lines wherever it's logical to do so. > Perl allows you to define a var and restrict its use to a single loop > construct? Indeed a nice feature. Yup, as does C, C++, Java... > Personal preferences have a lot to do with what language suits you best. > And indeed Perl and Python each offer their own set of pecularities that > easily accounts for people prefering the own over the other. Certainly. However, I personally find that I like Perl for the same reasons that I like Unix shells. The syntax might not be simple, or easy-to-learn, but once you do you're far more productive even thought it might cost readability for new people. > Right you are! > [on the other hand, if everybody was to use Python... ;] :) Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925