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hassy
on Aug 4, 2008
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Why I stick with Perl
So Perl is like Java then: the language sucks but the platform is great?
jrockway
on Aug 4, 2008
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Perl is the syntax, CPAN is the language. So no.
tptacek
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Isn't that a bit like saying "C is the syntax, and all of computing is the language"?
jrockway
on Aug 5, 2008
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Yes, in the sense that the pattern of the sentence is "$foo is the syntax, $bar is the language." Semantically, however, no.
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