@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agoWhat's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language?message-square165fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down14
arrow-up1115arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language?@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink20•2 months agoIncorrect. Perl does the same just as well, and it’s a language that actually makes sense while also being uglier.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 months agoIn my experience Perl is a write-only language. Coming in behind someone else and fixing or writing their code is often slower than just rewriting it
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoPerl is partially readable, provided that it’s your own code. The one thing perl coders hate the most, is other people’s code. Source: Am a perl coder
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkEnglish2•2 months agoI’ll admit, I have zero experience with Pearl. I do like the uglier point you made though. 50+ DKP
Incorrect. Perl does the same just as well, and it’s a language that actually makes sense while also being uglier.
In my experience Perl is a write-only language. Coming in behind someone else and fixing or writing their code is often slower than just rewriting it
Perl is definitely a WORN language.
Write Once, Read Never
Perl is partially readable, provided that it’s your own code. The one thing perl coders hate the most, is other people’s code.
Source: Am a perl coder
I’ll admit, I have zero experience with Pearl. I do like the uglier point you made though. 50+ DKP