Greg Lopp on Mon, 3 Jan 2000 14:08:56 -0500 (EST)


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Re: [Plug] Which scripting language?


I haven't used Python myself, the little that I know about it comes from the
python FAQ and the following perl vs. python comparison written by Tom
Christiansen : http://www.perl.com/pub/language/versus/python.html

I certainly don't want to start a perl vs. python flame war, but being a perl
fan I would be interested in hearing responses to Christiansen's arguements.....

Bill Jonas wrote:

> I've got a couple of Barnes & Noble gift certificates to play with, so I
> thought I'd pick up a book about either Perl or Python.  I'd like some
> advice from some of the ultra-ninja-foo hackers out there ;) -- which one
> should I start with?  I realize that Perl is established and used more than
> Python, but I've heard Very Good Things about Python, namely, that it's a
> "cleaner" language,

...and what is meant by "cleaner"?

> and that more and more people are using it.
>
> As far as the books go, I was thinking O'Reilly.  If I go Perl, should I get
> the camel book or the llama book?

Camel book

>  Anybody have any <$40 favorites by
> another publisher?  How about for Python?  TIA for any advice.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> "Look, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it 'guaranteed', I
> will.  I got spare time."
>  -Chris Farley, _Tommy Boy_
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