Re: Ok, what do you think of PERL
Re: Ok, what do you think of PERL
- Subject: Re: Ok, what do you think of PERL
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:27:18 -0400
on 8/29/01 4:33 PM, rich allen wrote:
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Jason,
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Perl is AWESOME!
Truly!
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Under OS 9 using MacPerl, you can include Perl directly in your AS. From
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OS X, you can call a Perl script with one of the shell osax's.
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For any kind of task that rquires reading/parsing large file, Perl's
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speed is great.
Absolutely!
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Since you already know how to program ('script') using AS, you have a
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good foundation. Now a lot will be a matter of syntax
And since I already know how to speak, French is just a matter of syntax!
That, and learning those other words for stuff. : )
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- hcir
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On Wednesday, August 29, 2001, at 11:17 AM, Bourque, Jason wrote:
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> Hello,
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> My management just suggested that I PERL.
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> I don't know anything about PERL.
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> Any thoughts to share knowing that I primarily use AppleScript.
It's worth it.
PERL I mean, not French.
Not that I don't like French!
Non, J'adore Francais!
--
Paul Skinner
"Gort, klaatu nikto barada."