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In my experience, Perl got a lot of flak for being "write only", I don't really remember anybody complaining it wasn't "object oriented". Every Perl code base
by Ensorceled 3y ago
In my experience, Perl got a lot of flak for being "write only", I don't really remember anybody complaining it wasn't "object oriented".
Every Perl code base I've seen, or inherited, has been a mess. My favourite was a bunch of utilities all written by the same person who never did anything the same way twice. Each utility was like an entry in an obfuscated 'C' contest.
I used Perl to build my first web application at LONG time ago. That project is included in the list of Perl code bases I've seen that were a mess :-)
- aidenn0 3y agoThere was definitely a group of people who thought "object oriented" was the One True Way and any languages that don't support it are "toys." I'm not sure I ever heard their ire directed at Perl specifically, but I recall the sentiment existing.
- Ensorceled 3y agoOh definitely the attitude exists. I just never saw it directed at Perl. Maybe since, in my experience, Perl has mostly be used as a system language and not a application development language.
- reddit_clone 3y agoHow the pendulum has swung! Rust doesn't even sport 'Class'