[NTLUG:Discuss] Direction Recomendations

[MadHat]

Richard Cobbe wrote:
> 
> Lo, on Thursday, 20 July, 2000, Steve Baker did write:
> 
> >
> > Language wars tend to get very heated and passionate...tread with care!
> 
> Truly.
> 

<SNIP>

> 
> (Note that neither Perl nor Java are in that list.  Java is, at best, a
> mid-level language.  True, it's higher-level than C++, but that's rather
> damning with faint praise.  Perl, as Steve said above, is just a mess.
> Avoid it wherever possible.)

Please...
It is easier to avoid 'Language wars' if you don't spout bad things
about languages (that apear to be based in personal opinion, but are
presented as fact).  Perl is a great language.  There is nothing wrong
with it, and just because you choose to not like it does not mean that
it is a mess or bad.

It is a very easy language for a lot of people to learn.  It is very
powerful and versatile and portable...  but so are other languages.

I don't want to argue about what the best language is, just like I don't
want to argue about the best OS or best editor, it is all based in
personal opinion and what the task you are trying to accomplish.  I
don't think there isn't a truely "bad" language, it just may not be
suited for what you want to do, but that doesn't mean you need to
defame.

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