Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 16:52:54 -0400 From: Allen <bsd_atog@comcast.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Simple" Languages in FreeBSD - UPDATE Message-ID: <20160703165254.74f87f81@KoggyBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20160703213442.b2d520ffa7098cf33734e7d2@sohara.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1607011639300.50700@bucksport.safeport.com> <20160703162634.5197b374@KoggyBSD.org> <20160703213442.b2d520ffa7098cf33734e7d2@sohara.org>
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On Sun, 3 Jul 2016 21:34:42 +0100 Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> wrote: > On Sun, 3 Jul 2016 16:26:34 -0400 > Allen <bsd_atog@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Shell Scripting > Perl/Python/Ruby > C .... Profit! :) > > Sounds like a plan - good luck with it and don't be afraid to > spread yourself thin over the languages once you've got the basics > under your belt. There's much to be said for spending just enough > time with a language to understand what it is good for and where it's > weak and then move on to learn another - when you have a real task to > get done spend a few minutes deciding on the most suitable language > from among the ones you know. You'll soon develop favourites. > Thank you :) That's actually part of the reason I had decided on the Perl/Python/Ruby thing, as from what I've seen, each of those three have their own strong points and low points, and they're all a bit different even though it seems like people use them for similar tasks. Though I'm not sure that's something I'd do lol. Thanks again! -Allen
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