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For some reason, the Java mindset and Perl mindset collide frequently.

Could it be that they're both used for web programming (CGI vs. Servlets/JSP/EJB, et al)?

Next i suppose we will start debating about compilation vs. interpretation ... but i think it really boils down to personal taste.

Don't get the Java guys started ... They live in a doubly-glass house: not only is Java strongly typed (frequently necessitating lines and lines of code to do what can be done in Perl in several or less), but it is BOTH compiled AND interpreted (unless you run on a machine with byte-codes as its machine language, in which case it's still compiled).

Don't get me wrong; I LOVE Perl and Java. My philosophy is "whatever works"; sometimes perl makes sense, sometimes java, JSP or EJB (and sometimes even -- gasp! -- ASP). When any one makes as much sense as the next, then I tend to choose Perl, just because of the shortened development time. And in that (personal taste), I think we probably agree.

dmm


Just call me the Anti-Gates

In reply to Re: (3): Perl IS a programming language, right? by dmmiller2k
in thread Perl IS a programming language, right? by DaWolf

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