From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 19 14:22:46 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F8FA16A419 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:22:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@umich.edu) Received: from hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu (smtp.mail.umich.edu [141.211.14.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A98913C45A for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:22:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@umich.edu) Received: FROM dell1 (Unknown [141.211.15.39]) BY hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 47BAE632.B877A.20826 ; 19 Feb 2008 09:22:43 -0500 Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:20:47 -0500 From: William Bulley To: Tim Daneliuk Message-ID: <20080219142047.GB27411@dell1> Mail-Followup-To: Tim Daneliuk , Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: thankee, thankee! 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: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:22:46 -0000 According to Tim Daneliuk : > > Before you go down this road too far, you should take a look at Python > as an implementation language. If what you're doing involves text and > string manipulation, Python is loaded with good modules that will make > your task a snap. Having coded extensively in many assemblers, C, > BASIC, ... I now find myself reaching exclusively for Python when > writing applications and utilities unless the task at hand must have > the performance of native C. Try it ... you'll be shocked how fast > your program comes together. Might the same not be said for Perl? Regards, web... -- William Bulley Email: web@umich.edu