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Re: dchanges, architecture component, parseable filenames

I'll start this off with mentioning that I'm the Perl maintainer and I
make much of my money on Perl and Perl training...Still, python is
okay.  Some people that I respect adore python.  I just can't wrap my
mind around it...

Rob Browning, in an immanent manifestation of deity, wrote:
>To tell the truth, this seemed the biggest drawback that was
>immediately obvious.  Aside from asthetic concerns, it seemed like it
>could make it much more difficult to automatically generate code for a
>given task.  You always have to worry about the global indentation
>level...

Another biggie is that a newline is considered a statement separator.
For people used to more conventional languages, these two things can be
very confusing.

>language.  I was just getting used to perl (if you ever get used to
>it), and I guess I could consider which one might contribute more to
>the likelihood I'll get a job if/when I ever get out into the real
>world.

On this last point, Perl wins hands down.  I help out some consulting
companies determine if they are hiring competent sys-admins.  The
clients frequently ask for Perl, sometimes ask for Tcl and have never
asked for Python...

Darren

P.S. My packages have been fallow for about a month and a half due to
travel.  Expect some changes soon.