--- Begin Message ---Octavian Rasnita (2005-09-12, 10:51): > From: "Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > keep asking the same questions... Stop! Take some time off, and build a > > perl based system- then come back. Until then, I'm really tired ofI don't know the backhistory that seems to be present, but his advice is sound. Make yourself a perl based system. The best way to really learn anything is just to dive right in. > See? This is one reason why PHP is much more used than Perl. > I put a lot of questions because perl is not working right under Windows, > but there are no many sources for learning perl under Windows, and some of > the perl features don't work at all under Windows, and there are no many > learning materials for perl under that OS. This is like five complete thoughts all rammed into one blob. I'll try to hit them all. A) PHP is much more used than PERL? I'll make the assumption that you're referring to websites. I don't have raw facts or statistics, but I would be willing to bet that on the WHOLE, PERL is a language that is MUCH more utilized. You have to keep in mind that PERL (through mod_perl), is a relatively new idea in the scheme of PERL's history. PHP was _designed_ to be a web scripting language, and it was designed to suit different needs. B) PERL works fine under Windows. It just doesn't work like you expect. C) A quick Google search yielded tons of results for PERL in Windows. D) Some of the features not working may have been because you were reading about "Active PERL" or something. I'm sorry I can't be much help there. I honestly don't have any Windows machines. E) Ok, so you only really had 4 thoughts in one blob, and one rehashed thought. > I know that most perl programmers consider Windows a bad OS and don't even > want to help using this language under Windows, and I also know that most of > them don't care that other systems are not too accessible for the screen > readers, but this makes PHP to have a big advantage, even though it is not > as good as perl. Windows is considered by all us PERL programmers because it's a bad environment for PERL programmers. The environment was designed for home users and it suits that need very well. However, because of this, "most" PERL programmers consider it to be an inferior environment. However, I've found that speaking out on public lists about what "all" of "GroupX" do is generally wrong and ends up making someone look wrong. Just be aware of that. PHP compared to PERL is a completely different argument and really doesn't have any place on this list. It's an IRC discussion for EFNet or something. PHP is a web scripting language. PERL is a scripting language that can be on the web. In the end, the only thing that REALLY matters is what _you_ sit down and write with to get stuff done. Start writing, have fun. -E > > Teddy >
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