perl...

[warz]

so, i'm having to learn perl while at work, right now. good fun.

[iago]

Nice, I like perl, even if it does feel somewhat hackish in some places. But it's far less hackish than C#, so what can I say? :)

[rabbit]

Perl is fun, although I'm having some issues with mutlidimensional arrays :\

[Ender]

If you're interested, you can make a perl AIM bot in practically three lines of code using Net::Oscar from CPAN. It's a nice project for learning the language.

[abc]

I don't want to start a flame war, or giant discussion, but Perl vs PHP? Pros, Cons?

[iago]

I find Perl better for processing text, and for writing quick and dirty scripts. It has a lot of modules built, distributed by CPAN, which are generally quite powerful.

I find PHP better small-to-medium-sized Web sites. It tends to be cleaner, but could also take awhile to write. It also has modules, via PEAR, but I've never used those.

[abc]

I find Perl better for processing text, and for writing quick and dirty scripts. It has a lot of modules built, distributed by CPAN, which are generally quite powerful.

I find PHP better small-to-medium-sized Web sites. It tends to be cleaner, but could also take awhile to write. It also has modules, via PEAR, but I've never used those.

Thanks!

[warz]

if you're asking in regards to web apps, i've never initially thought of perl when choosing a language. although, i don't see why not - it's similar to python, which is what i use.

[iago]

Perl isn't really designed for doing Web apps, but Web app stuff is available as libraries. I'd stick with PHP, since that's its purpose in life.

[Newby]

Perl is slick. :)

[Camel]

it does feel 100% hackish 100% of the time.

Fixed.

[Sidoh]

it does feel 100% hackish 100% of the time.

Fixed.

Lol.  Whenever I do a project in perl, I always find myself saying "Fucking perl... I hate it."

[Camel]

I've always thought that it was strange that, since it's among the most efficient of interpreted languages, it should have had time to mature in to a language that isn't cryptic.

[warz]

I've always thought that it was strange that, since it's among the most efficient of interpreted languages, it should have had time to mature in to a language that isn't cryptic.

haha, yea, if you use the features perl provides, it makes the code almost unreadable.

[Camel]

What an understatement! If you're not an experienced, you can't be decipher even the simplest perl commands.