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The very flexible nature of Perl is both it's boon and it's
bane when compared to Java. True, Perl might be better
suited for small tasks and Java better for large projects.
Type safety is a must when dealing with large teams of
programmers (and have the nay-sayers even seen
Class::Contract?)
, but what most fail to understand is that once
you strip away your frameworks, environments, and
containers, what is left? Data munging. Perl is
quite good at that, better than most.
The idea of a programming environment independent of language is quite appealing to me and others. They just don't want Perl to be allowed to play in the sandbox. What i don't get is, what is so threatening about Perl? Why not use C# or Java to contain Perl code? Sounds like a powerful combo to me, because both languages lack Perl's raw munging ability. Are there any other languages that provide autovivification besides Perl? And on a sad note - i recently found myself in an argument with an old friend regarding C#. After he insulted me (and this site), i decided to end our 7 year friendship. Sad. I actually think he was simply trying to lure me into working with him at MicroSoft, but he chose to badger me instead of politely inquiring. My lesson? Just say 'no thanks' and move on. jeffa
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