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--047d7b5d497623ff9e05289f0cbe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 12:08 PM, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote: > > On Jan 5, 2016, at 3:34 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote: > > > As for kilobyte vs megabyte tools, I think you're just making that up > > - and once again choosing emotionally charged terms where they're > > totally superfluous. A perl script that imports a yaml library is > > going to be significantly shorter than a perl script that has to parse > > a schematic file manually. > > I consider Perl to be a heavy tool of undisciplined design. YAML isn=E2= =80=99t > simple, either. > > "PHP is a minor evil perpetrated and created by incompetent amateurs, > whereas Perl is a great and insidious evil, perpetrated by skilled but > perverted professionals." =E2=80=94 Jon Ribbens. > You're mostly right about perl but god I love it anyway. Unlike most language it's actually different. You can (gasp) say "if condition do_that" or "do_this if condition" just like in every human language and almost no computer languages. Have you looked at perl 6 yet? We may be able to say if $foo =3D=3D 1 or = 2, just like people invariably do, rather than if ( $foo =3D=3D 1 or $foo =3D= =3D 2). Shock horror. Britton --047d7b5d497623ff9e05289f0cbe Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te">On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 12:08 PM, John Doty <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre= f=3D"mailto:jpd AT noqsi DOT com" target=3D"_blank">jpd AT noqsi DOT com</a>></span> w= rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde= r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D""><br> On Jan 5, 2016, at 3:34 PM, DJ Delorie <<a href=3D"mailto:dj AT delorie DOT com= ">dj AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > As for kilobyte vs megabyte tools, I think you're just making that= up<br> > - and once again choosing emotionally charged terms where they're<= br> > totally superfluous.=C2=A0 A perl script that imports a yaml library i= s<br> > going to be significantly shorter than a perl script that has to parse= <br> > a schematic file manually.<br> <br> </span>I consider Perl to be a heavy tool of undisciplined design. YAML isn= =E2=80=99t simple, either.<br> <br> "PHP is a minor evil perpetrated and created by incompetent amateurs, = whereas Perl is a great and insidious evil, perpetrated by skilled but perv= erted professionals."=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=80=94 Jon Ribbens.<br></blockqu= ote><div><br></div><div style=3D"">You're mostly right about perl but g= od I love it anyway.=C2=A0 Unlike most language it's actually different= .=C2=A0 You can (gasp) say "if condition do_that" or "do_thi= s if condition" just like in every human language and almost no comput= er languages.</div><div style=3D""><br></div><div style=3D"">Have you looke= d at perl 6 yet?=C2=A0 We may be able to say if $foo =3D=3D =C2=A01 or 2, j= ust like people invariably do, rather than if ( $foo =3D=3D 1 or $foo =3D= =3D 2).</div><div style=3D"">Shock horror.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div s= tyle=3D"">Britton</div></div></div></div> --047d7b5d497623ff9e05289f0cbe--
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