Re: C or Perl? Which is the better script language? (Formely:Re: Delphi Dusts Visual Basic)

In article <3104fbec.87805504_at_newshost.us.oracle.com>, joshaugh_at_uk.oracle.com (Jamie O'Shaughnessy) writes:
|> On 21 Jan 1996 18:13:14 GMT, leung_at_DSG.Tandem.COM (Steven Leung) wrote:
|>
|> >
|> >Alex Lam <lampas_at_alexlam.com> writes:
|> >> Which is a better scripting language. C or Perl? No brand names please.
|> >
|> >Perl rules, of course. And C is not a scripting language. So, can't
|> >compare. After I learned perl, I told my boss that in the future, 80%
|> >of what we are doing in C can be done in perl (with much less effort)
|> >and the rest 20% moves to C++.
|> >
|>
|> I've just started learning and using perl in the last few months and it is an
|> essential tool for programmers in my opinion. I've been using Perl 5.001 on NT
|> (from hipsters), it's free, easy to install and use. You can even use it for OLE
|> automation! as well as coping with NT specific things such as the registry,
|> event logs, etc.
|>
|> I don't know about dropping C altogether in favour of perl and C++. I much
|> prefer using C++ to C but as usual, everything has a place and that includes C,
|> C++ and perl.
|>
|> Jamie
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   Java all the way!!
   My advasor said perl can be used to make quick prototype. However, perl have nothing like C, except some keywords, so you have to rewrite the project in C. Now, your prototype looks nothing like your production code. I said it is a proof of concept tools.

   C++ is a junk yard of Object-oriented programing and C. You find bits and parts of the features you needed, but never the full features.

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