Re: Is perl still the No.1 language for sysadmin?
Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 4:59 AM <coreyh@free.fr> wrote:
> >
> > I saw many commands in /bin and /usr/bin are written by perl.
> > is perl still the first choice for sysadmin on linux?
>
> I am surprised this thread has not started a mini-flame war.
Me too, but I'm pleasantly surprised :) I'd say it's a mark of a good
community.
> About the best you can say is, Perl is one of the more popular
> scripting languages. Trying to pin down the "best" will fail because
> it is opinion based.
+1 (perl is best though :)
> Next, you might ask which is the best editor to use on Unix & Linux.
> That should really stir the pot :) Emacs for the win!
Ah no, that one's easy to answer - vi is what's guaranteed to be
installed everywhere, so vi it is. And I probably only use a tenth of
its features.
> Jeff
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