Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:31:13 -0000 (UTC), Sebastian wrote:

In comp.unix.programmer Muttley@dastartdlyhq.org wrote:
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[Perl’s] syntax is also a horrific mess. Larry took the worst parts of
C and shell syntax and mashed them together.

 
I think you've identified the one language that Python is better than.

In terms of the modern era of high-level programming, Perl was the
breakthrough language. Before Perl, BASIC was considered to be an example
of a language with “good” string handling. After Perl, BASIC looked old
and clunky indeed.

Perl was the language that made regular expressions sexy. Because it made
them easy to use.