Python/Perl Popularity (Re: A Mountain of Perl...)

[Richard Jones]

[tom__98 at my-deja.com]
> In article <20000405053920.20579.qmail at web2102.mail.yahoo.com>,
>   lewst <lewst at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > What is it about Perl that makes it so much more popular and have such
> > a huge grassroots swell?  I personally find Perl an abomination and
> > Python a breath of fresh air.  Perl has that first mover advantage I
> > suppose, but should that really make such a hugh difference?
> 
> I don't know about others, but I frequently end up using
> Perl instead of Python, even though I greatly prefer Python
> as a language.

   Tom you little troll-meister. Half those arguments you cite are bollocks if 
you _really_ knew and "greatly prefer" Python. Try again.


        Richard