Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!nuchat!moray!lotex!chuckb From: chuckb@lotex.UUCP (Chuck Bentley) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: Re: promoting Perl (was Re: uutraffic report (in perl)) Message-ID: <12@lotex.UUCP> Date: 3 Dec 89 23:49:28 GMT References: <4025@mhres.mh.nl> <1194@radius.UUCP> <3273@convex.UUCP> <5261@omepd.UUCP> <1126@cirrusl.UUCP> <1989Nov28.064349.1421@eda.com> <14961@bfmny0.UU.NET> <5294@omepd.UUCP> Reply-To: chuckb@lotex.UUCP (Chuck Bentley) Organization: Houston keeper of the KISS principle. Lines: 17 In article <5294@omepd.UUCP> merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz) writes: >In article <14961@bfmny0.UU.NET>, tneff@bfmny0 (Tom Neff) writes: >| In article <1989Nov28.064349.1421@eda.com> jim@eda.com (Jim Budler) writes: >| >I can't actually disagree with you, however, perl won me over with >| >ONE simple example: . . >combinations of "standard" UNIX data-redux tools *if* you can get Perl >up and running everywhere you need it, and can spend the time to learn That's a big *if*. I'm running XENIX 2.2.3 on a 286 and find the flood of scripts and tips on Perl interesting, but frustrating. I realize that I may be old technology, but I have noticed that I'm not alone. I guess if you can't keep up with the Hardware Race, you're just out of luck with the software coming across the net these days. Chuck... Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com