* Yatsen Ng
A lot of people recommend Perl, simply because the majority uses it. But is that a good enough reason?
As I see in your sig, you know that the answer to that is no:
It said "Needs Windows 98 or better." So I installed Linux...
Why would it be any different with programming languages? I recommend that you make a decision based on the same method, considering which is better for you and not which is most used. Keep in mind that saying you shouldn't use Python because nobody else does is becoming inaccurate: the user base of Python is apparently growing at a faster rate than that of Perl (this is claim derives from the attendance rates of conferences, I can't remember the URL). If you go to http://www.python.org/stats/ you can get a (poor) idea of some numbers of people using python. Most people who have Linux though, never download it because it comes with the distribution. That is not true with windows: /ftp/python/win32/py152.exe was accessed 33,316 times (starting 21 Aug 1998). If you want comparisons between perl and python -- http://www.perl.com/pub/language/versus/ -> http://www.perl.com/pub/language/versus/python.html http://www.python.org/doc/Comparisons.html I've don't use Perl so I can't be very helpful, David -- Pursed lips do blow upon cool flutes within wide glooms, and slow deep trees perpetual of golden snow. -- e.e.cummings in a blender -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/