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The consensus at the time was that one should only use Perl/Tcl for legacy reasons. And that these languages should be replaced with Python. A few examples, th
by 323 4y ago
The consensus at the time was that one should only use Perl/Tcl for legacy reasons. And that these languages should be replaced with Python.
A few examples, there were countless articles like these:
2000 Eric Raymond (!) - Why Python?
> It was at this point I realized I was probably leaving Perl behind. ... For anything larger or more complex, I have come to prefer the subtle virtues of Python—and I think you will, too.
https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882 https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882
2002 What's wrong with Perl:
https://www.garshol.priv.no/download/text/perl.html https://www.garshol.priv.no/download/text/perl.html
- kgwgk 4y agoTo clarify, I was mentioning Perl/Tcl as existing alternatives that were "equally bad" as Python - not necessarily better. In any case, the fact that a teaching language like python ended being used for numerical computing - a task that it was not suited for - is accidental.