[vox-tech] hold on to your hats - perl vs python

[Peter Jay Salzman]

begin Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil@dcn.davis.ca.us> 
> On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> 
> > jeff newmiller got me thinking about switching from perl to python as my
> > main scripting language of choice.
> > 
> > i'd like to hear the opinions of anyone who has actually MADE the switch
> > from perl to python as their scripting language of choice.
> 
> Perhaps you would like to read what Eric Raymond had to say about it.
> 
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-lj-issues/issue73&file=lstoc

that's a good link.  i guess you can measure a programmer's worth by
what he considers a "long" perl program.  i would've called 100 lines of
perl endless.   :-)

mulling... mulling... mulling...

pete

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