Yeah it's basically "I know Perl and I don't know Awk". I'm surprised it got to the front page. Obviously, the two languages overlap in functionality, and the

Yeah it's basically "I know Perl and I don't know Awk". I'm surprised it got to the front page. Obviously, the two languages overlap in functionality, and the one you know is going to be easier for the job (for you). If you know neither, Awk is easier to learn, but that's of course because it does less. That may be good or bad, depending on what you are trying to do.