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Modern JavaScript/TypeScript is fine. Especially when compared to Perl, of all languages.
by quonn 7y ago
Modern JavaScript/TypeScript is fine. Especially when compared to Perl, of all languages.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoI disagree. JavaScript is one of those languages who's default failure mode seems to be to pretend everything worked and just produce nonsensical results.
- pxndxx 7y agoYou're thinking of PHP. Modern Javascript has good error handling and is a pretty nice language to use.
- mfer 7y agoModern PHP has good error handling, too. There are differences in style and views on things from the way they were long ago that float around. These impact a lot of opinions.
- tjoff 7y agoI know that PHP gets a lot of flak but come on. Compared to javascript PHP is a marvel. I recommend you to try it.
- patrec 7y agoAs opposed to perl? :D
- lonelappde 7y agoModern Perl is fine too
- bloopernova 7y agoI haven't used Perl in about 12 years, has it changed much since then? Do you have any links to good examples/comparisons?
- npongratz 7y agochromatic's book, Modern Perl, has my highest recommendation: http://modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl_2016/index.html http://modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl_2016/index.html I've mentioned it before, but reading this book and applying its concepts (along with judicial use Damian Conway's Perl Best Practices) changed my view of Perl from "well, I guess I'll use it since it's here," to "I really enjoy using Perl". Mark Jason Dominus's Higher-Order Perl was another enjoyable read, for its advice on using Perl as a more functional programming language.
- lizmat 7y agoTo some, Raku is what Perl should have been by now: https://raku.org https://raku.org
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- cat199 7y agounless you want any sort of 'system' interfacing like process execution control, etc.