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Yeah. Javascript is quite powerful in certain respects, and I mostly prefer its syntax, but Perl is powerful, and the Perl-dedicated are capable of cranking out
by thaumaturgy 16y ago
Yeah. Javascript is quite powerful in certain respects, and I mostly prefer its syntax, but Perl is powerful, and the Perl-dedicated are capable of cranking out seemingly miraculous marvels of text processing in the amount of time that a good Javascript programmer would spend just scratching their head at the problem. (I say this without even the merest ounce of language zealotry left in me.)
- alnayyir 16y agoI feel similarly about vim. Not my cup of tea (I'm an emacs nut), but the dedicated can churn through text like a banshee's screech through courage. That said, I don't really work on projects or write code that necessitates being a human m4.