On Friday, April 20, 2001, at 06:40 AM, Justin Simoni wrote:
> Since this is somewhat a new list, I am very curious of hearing what
> people
> are using Perl on MacOSX for. It seems that people who are serious about
> coding would opt for a linux or FreeBsd alternative, since this is most
> likely what these program will be run under when they're released.
I've been doing Perl coding on Linux and OS X Server boxes, and am happy
that OS X for the masses is out - it's a great platform for Perl coding,
especially because you can do fun tricks that work in conjunction with
other things that OS X can do. With the exception of the install CD on
Linux containing more Perl libraries that I don't have to hand install,
OS X is a fine Perl platform. I have Perl-coding friends who are now
willing to give OS X a look now that they can program on it in a way
they're used to. It also opens up new possibilities for Mac-heads who
welcome the new dimension.
As for examples, I've got probably >10 different Perl programs (big
ones, too) running on my OS X servers here, talking happily with Apache
and MySQL. My OS X site, http://osx.hyperjeff.net/ , especially the
section on native apps, is all run by a small gang of Perl programs.
I love being able to finally tap into the large archives of Perl
programs out there for my Mac. I almost never have any troubles getting
them to do what I need. Perl will, I think, be one of the sleeper
languages that gets used a lot on OS X.
Now that BBEdit is native on OS X, I'm especially psyched.
Jeff
http://hyperjeff.net
