Re: cygwin, perl, and python, which is the most popular scripting language?

On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, dino1_at_ms1.hinet.net wrote:

> In the process of finding scripting languages for Microsoft
> Windows platforms, cygwin, perl, and python seem to have the
> most supporters.

Cygwin isn't a scripting language. It is a distribution, of which includes a distribution of perl and python.

> Microsoft's own scripting language, namely VBS, is seldom used,
> though.

I'm not sure this is the case.

> Now we can narrow down to the comparison: cygwin, perl, and
> python, which is the most popular? You might have your
> favourate language for both Unix and Windows, or you might have
> one favourate for Unix and one favourate for Windows,

I usually use the !#/bin/sh on windows which then allows the same code to be executed on a UNIX platform. There is a KSH port to windows, somewhere, but I haven't been lucky enough to find it.

The main reason is that I like Unix scripting and cygwin gives it to me on windows.

> it's up to you. Statement your reason for your choices. Thanks
> in advance.

I use the Cygwin distribution because I like Unix but do most of development on windows, so I get UNIX on a windows desktop with cygwin.

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