On Tue, 2005-01-25 at 14:15 +0800, Franki wrote: > Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Scotty Fitzgerald wrote: > > > >>I might have to consider both Perl and Python. I think Perl has > >>the reputation, being the "swiss army chainsaw" an all. Are these > >>both of the same level of programming power?! > > > > > > Yes, nowadays. But perl is still better for quicky, dirty (emphasis on > > dirty) hacks, and python is still better when you need readable code. > > I think its more a case of what you're used to. > > Python to me is much harder to read then Perl, but that has as much to > do with the fact that I spend most of my time playing with Perl. > > It also depends on your coding habits.. well written, well indented Perl > is very easy to read. > The diffence is that its much easier to write sloppy Perl then it is > sloppy Python. Perl doesn't force you to have good habits, were as > Python does (to a degree at least). Here's 2 things that will make code in *any* language hard to read: - suck-arse variable names - stupid programmers - time pressures - bad/changing designs/goals/methodologies - refusal to throw away v1 (OK, I can't count. Sue me. ;) I'm just waiting for (a.k.a. dreading) the language that forces "appropriate" variable naming standards. But then, FORTRAN kinda does that. Anyone on the list been a geek long enough to know what I'm talking about? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. Thanks to the good people in Microsoft, a great deal of the data that flows is dependent on one company. That is not a healthy ecosystem. The issue is that creativity gets filtered through the business plan of one company. Mitchell Baker, "Chief Lizard Wrangler" at Mozilla
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