Perl is worse! (was: Python is Wierd!)

[Alex Martelli]

"William Tanksley" <wtanksle at dolphin.openprojects.net> wrote in message
news:slrn8obrcq.dtu.wtanksle at dolphin.openprojects.net...
    [snip]
> And the fact that they're both tools doesn't make them both usable in the
> same circumstances; the pen, for example, makes a GREAT way to clean out
> your ears, but the programming language works very poorly for that.  The

I suspect that using the pen for this purpose might risk bugs going from
earfulls of ink all the way to punctured eardrums.  The language might be
less effective for this purpose, but less risky as well.

> programming language works great for displaying a number on an expensive
> flatscreen monitor, but a fountain pen would at best throw an exception
> (possibly a permanent one).

If you want the number displayed on that monitor to be persistent, using a
programming language may be inferior to using a pen (with the right sort
of ink, to be sure; not one basically meant to be used on paper).

The use of the flatscreen monitor for aural hygiene purposes might also be
considered (but should, IMHO, be firmly rejected after due consideration).


Alex