andioop@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 6 个月前What's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language?message-squaremessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down14
arrow-up1123arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language?andioop@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 6 个月前message-square181fedilink
minus-squareneidu2@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·6 个月前Incorrect. Perl does the same just as well, and it’s a language that actually makes sense while also being uglier.
minus-squaresexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 个月前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
minus-squareneidu2@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 个月前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
minus-squarefelbane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 个月前Perl is definitely a WORN language. Write Once, Read Never
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 个月前I’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 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
Perl is definitely a WORN language.
Write Once, Read Never
I’ll admit, I have zero experience with Pearl. I do like the uglier point you made though. 50+ DKP