On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 01:13, Jacob Anawalt wrote: > bob parker wrote: > > > C is easier to learn than shell scripting, the elements at least, much > > less > > > >Perl. I personally find it quicker to code a dirty fix in C than anything > >else and would not really consider shell programming for anything other than > >glue for a sequence of other commands. > > > >Just my 2 bits. > > > > > > > > > Another great example on why the variety is a good thing. I agree on the > C vs shell. The only way I write shell scripts is by example. I don't > understand it well enough to write a script from a blank page. On the > otherhand, I _so_ find myself wishing I could use regexp's this way in > C/C++:
You know, I think I've written 2 shell scripts in my life. And I think the most complex of the two was 6 lines long and used a for loop. On the other hand, I generally write 2 Perl scripts daily that could quite possibly be done as shell scripts. But I'm so addicted to the string handling functions that I can't help it. I've actually found myself cursing C++ and Java when I catch myself starting to type myStringVariable =~ s/ /_/; or some such only to realize that it won't work. :) -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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