On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 10:02:43AM -0400, Claude Jones wrote: > As to your comments above, Les, I have been doing some research and reading, > and had decided to work on Bash and Python. I'm currently reading a book on > Bash, and I bought one yesterday to introduce myself to Python. I had started > to work on Perl a few years ago, but never could get the steam up to really > get a grip on it. Lately, I've come up with comment after comment in my > research/readings on this subject, many by Perl programmers who've been doing > it for years, about the virtues of Python. > What do you guys think? Honestly, I think Python's main drawback is the vitriol many Python advocates show for Perl. They're both great languages for what they're good for. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/> Current office temperature: 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
