demerphq <demer...@gmail.com> writes: > On 12/17/06, Peter da Silva <pe...@taronga.com> wrote:
[...] >> Well, except for Forth. Or maybe Lisp. And I'll bet Bourne could have >> come pretty damn close with "C" macros... look at BOURNEGOL for >> evidence. > > Hmm, I didn't realize that either allowed their syntax to be extended > to support perl style pattern operators or quoting. I hate your crippled and pathetic little languages only slightly less than I hate this endless off-topic non-hate! http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/ai-repository/ai/lang/lisp/impl/awk/0.html An awk interpreter in Lisp. http://search.cpan.org/~jtobey/Emacs-EPL-0.7/ The reverse, at least approximately. Whee! http://norvig.com/SILK.html Scheme in Java! >> The fact that when people using these other languages try to make >> them look like something else they're treated like a bad joke should >> tell you why this is WHY Perl is hateful. And the "Perl Hackers" >> crowing about how cool this hatefulness is is probably the most >> hateful thing about it. > > I can think of a bunch of hateful things about Perl, but the regexp > operator syntax is not one of them. You know what? I don't care! I hate it anyway! Hate! Daniel All are turning complete, and all can do any bloody thing you like. -- Digital Infrastructure Solutions -- making IT simple, stable and secure Phone: 0401 155 707 email: cont...@digital-infrastructure.com.au http://digital-infrastructure.com.au/
