Andrew wrote: > Honestly almost any small project I want to hack up I usually turn to > perl. Not because it's a great language but because it's easy for me > to get something working in a small amount of time in perl. > > (snip) > > A few people have noted that perl is a great tool to have regardless > of what you love to code in and I'd have to agree.
These comments are great, and I agree wholeheartedly. I'm not a Perl expert, but I use it a lot for "quick and dirty" programs where a shell script just won't handle it, or where I need something that does a lot of text processing. I wouldn't want to spend all my time writing Perl, nor would I want to build a huge enterprise system in it, but it's incredibly useful for those one-off jobs you're always doing as part of your "regular work". My recommendation would be to get good enough at Perl that you can whip up a script when you need it, but continue using Java for those big projects (since it sounds like you're well-versed in it already). $0.02, Jeff
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