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Re^2: Perl and Linguisticsby Erez (Priest) |
on Jul 05, 2008 at 10:50 UTC ( [id://695680]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
I like to think the linguistic aspect is a novel feature of Perl and damned clever of Larry to pin point. Then I submit that you miss the whole idea about Perl Perl was designed as a programming language that is constructed as a spoken language. Only that unlike COBOL, or VB, or the likes, it doesn't use English-like keywords thinking it will make the language "easier to read", but use concepts that are used in spoken language. This way, when you speak fluent Perl, you can express yourself better, and not just "do more". Stop saying 'script'. Stop saying 'line-noise'.
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