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> I can apply what I've learned using a "language" unprecedented in flexibility and capability. This right here is what I've always hated about the perl commun
by loewenskind 16y ago
> I can apply what I've learned using a "language" unprecedented in flexibility and capability.
This right here is what I've always hated about the perl community. It's so rare to find a perl user who can mention the language without spouting these kind of exaggerations and untruths.
Of course you could always prove me wrong by demonstrated how perl is "flexible" and "capable" in a manner that is unprecedented [1].
[1] un·prec·e·dent·ed
adjective
without previous instance; never before known or
experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an
unprecedented event.
- chromatic 16y agoDo you know of another language community with a library or extension system which rivals the CPAN, for one example? How about the existence of PCRE for another? Along those lines, have you seen Perl 6 grammars?
- loewenskind 16y agoThe post I responded to said "language" so your comment about CPAN doesn't apply. On the second part, I did misread the OP as meaning he would return to perl 5 (probably a false mental cache hit, since this is usually the context of such comments). Perl 6 does indeed have a few interesting bits.
- chromatic 16y agoThe post I responded to said "language" so your comment about CPAN doesn't apply. Somehow Perl 5 made CPAN possible (and by deliberate language design), so that guy in a kilt seems truly a Scotsman to me.
- loewenskind 16y agoConfusing response. If you want to get down to it, CPAN doesn't really provide much more functionality than what you can get in most other languages and provides less than what Java has. CPAN has a tremendous amount of duplication, has a fair amount of toy code, etc., etc.