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This was a very refreshing read. I used to write Perl at my last job, and a little bit where I am now. The language serves a noble purpose, parsing data, and it
by abyssknight 17y ago
This was a very refreshing read. I used to write Perl at my last job, and a little bit where I am now. The language serves a noble purpose, parsing data, and it does that extremely well and in a very understandable manner. When others step into the land of Perl, it can be a little daunting, but once you work out the difference between @ # and $ it all gets a little more clear. Thanks for this!
- jrockway 17y agoI disagree. With no parser combinator library, I find it very difficult to use Perl for anything but the most trivial parsing tasks. It is very good for building complex applications, however.
- Ionic_Walrus 17y agowhat is a "parser combinator library" ?