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To Perl or not to Perl, that is the question... ;o)
Post 303037651 by Neo on Thursday 8th of August 2019 11:12:26 PM
08-09-2019
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Anyone who is a “decent”¯ programmer learns and in multiple programming languages.
And ....
Anyone who is a “decent”¯ programmer continually learns multiple new programming languages as time passes and technology changes.
As I said, I used to program extensively in PERL, twenty years ago but not now. Seems my use of PERL in day-to-day operations almost exactly follows the "Google Trends" curve, below:
Others are always free to do as they please, obviously; and for those who want to learn PERL, please do!
I used to love PERL for sure. As for me, I am definitely not into “tech nostalgia”¯ (that's just me); but then I do not collect stamps or old cars; but that is just me
I am more of a “zen programmer”¯ and toss out unused tech in favor of the new. But as I said, that is only me. Others are obviously free to do as they like, of course; and that is how it should be.
I would not describe other's ideas and opinions here about "personal likes and dislikes regarding programming languages" at unix.com as “nauseating”¯ as MadeInGermany just did. Everyone is entitled to use any programming language they like and it is normal for most humans to have passion about things they like and dislike.
When someone asks for an opinion then everyone, rookies to "experts" are free to chime in as long as they follow the long standing forum rules. Here they are (again) as a reminder:
And ....
Anyone who is a “decent”¯ programmer continually learns multiple new programming languages as time passes and technology changes.
As I said, I used to program extensively in PERL, twenty years ago but not now. Seems my use of PERL in day-to-day operations almost exactly follows the "Google Trends" curve, below:
Others are always free to do as they please, obviously; and for those who want to learn PERL, please do!
I used to love PERL for sure. As for me, I am definitely not into “tech nostalgia”¯ (that's just me); but then I do not collect stamps or old cars; but that is just me
I am more of a “zen programmer”¯ and toss out unused tech in favor of the new. But as I said, that is only me. Others are obviously free to do as they like, of course; and that is how it should be.I would not describe other's ideas and opinions here about "personal likes and dislikes regarding programming languages" at unix.com as “nauseating”¯ as MadeInGermany just did. Everyone is entitled to use any programming language they like and it is normal for most humans to have passion about things they like and dislike.
When someone asks for an opinion then everyone, rookies to "experts" are free to chime in as long as they follow the long standing forum rules. Here they are (again) as a reminder:
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