From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 27 02:42:01 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A09F816A400 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:42:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 162CE43D48 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:42:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3R2fx18071174 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:41:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k3R2fxMh071173 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:41:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:41:59 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20060427024158.GA71123@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 19++ years of service to the Unix community Cc: Subject: scripting languages... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:42:01 -0000 Hi People, I am NOT trying to start any kind of flame debate, but would like to know what real advantage perl has over the newer so-called all-in-one language, ch. (Other than the obvious fact that there are literally billions of lines of perl existant.) Any thoughts on this? gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix