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It's also written in Perl!
by queuebert 5y ago
It's also written in Perl!
- orhmeh09 5y agoVeering off course here, after experiencing how incredibly long it took to install Sqitch, I will go out of my way to avoid anything that is more than a single script, certainly anything requiring CPAN too. I don’t think there’s anything technically wrong with these programs or with Perl, they’re just presented in ways that are unique hassles in this day and age.
- MainJane 5y ago> anything that is more than a single script ... which is exactly what GNU Parallel is. Your concern is even mentioned in the design documentation: https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_design.html https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_design.html
- queuebert 5y agoI remember when Perl was the coolest thing ever. I even wrote numerical simulations in it, just to try. Only with the invention of Python and Ruby did we realize how much better things could be. Of course that the Perl inventor was an IOCCC winner should've been a red flag.