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  • From: Nick Jennings <nkj AT namodn.com>
  • To: Sergey A Lipnevich <sergeyli AT pisem.net>
  • Cc: Ryan Abrams <rabrams AT sourcemage.org>, sm-sorcery AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Sorcery]Re: CVS: sourcemage/sorcery/usr/sbin scribe,1.12,1.13
  • Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:20:22 -0700

On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 07:23:57PM -0400, Sergey A Lipnevich wrote:
> Well, I'm in the wrong mood today, so I'd defend bash. Java doesn't have
> destructors, Python has requirements for whitespace placement, Perl has
> outrageously bad documentation (IMO), C++ (my favorite) you have to
> compile... And only Bash has all the beauty of the world in it except
> for one small thorn: $IFS. What we're discussing is really the proper
> use of tools at hand.

* C++
Who cares if it's compiled?

* Python
So? Why is that a reason

* Perl
What makes you say that? There are more Perl books that Bash/Python combined.

* Java
Well.. I don't think anyone want's these tools in Java, that's just wrong.


I think you're just being difficult :)

- Nick





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