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• loewenskind 16y ago
  I'm glad you brought this up, I had forgetten that part of the interview. Damien's argument about complexity of data is bizarre given that, due to perls inability to do any nested structures without using perl-refs, complex data in perl is much more effort than in say, python.
  • chromatic 16y ago
    ...complex data in perl is much more effort than in say, python. Accessing the first element of the first element of a nested array in Perl 5: $aoa[0][0] Accessing the first element of the first element of a nested list in Python: lol[0][0] Perl 5 references do sometimes produce uglier syntax, but your quibble here is over a sigil.
    • loewenskind 16y ago
      Nested array, fine. Now try that with a hash of arrays of objects with an array member, the 3rd element. Python: hash['foo'][3].children[2] But it's instructive that you assume I'm talking about something as trivial as an array of arrays.
      • chromatic 16y ago
        Perl 5: $hash{foo}[3]{children}[2]