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Hmmm, I haven't looked at Perl in ten years and my day-to-day for the past seven years has been Python with occasional Java. I was a fan, but now I don't miss P
by nwatson 3y ago
Hmmm, I haven't looked at Perl in ten years and my day-to-day for the past seven years has been Python with occasional Java. I was a fan, but now I don't miss Perl.
- collyw 3y agoI feel exactly the same. Perl is a more expressive more fun language, but I do find that the more restrictive nature of Python leads to me writing better, if a bit more verbose code (better as in more readable and maintainable). I would start something in Perl using a few fancy tricks, then come to hate my "clever idea" a few days later when trying to debug it. I do miss it though.
- cwalv 3y agoI know a lot of folks who feel the same way about python (it's too dynamic and encourages unmaintainable code). It's a continuum; to me it's amazing how well python hit the sweet spot.