The only disadvantage I see is that it would force everyone to get Perl. Horrors. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The only downside is forcing everyone to use Perl, which Wall finds dreadful.
- In plain terms
- Mandating Perl would be undesirable.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid imposing a single language on all users.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is a common language beneficial?
- How do you balance choice and cohesion?
Another view
Standardization can bring benefits despite personal dislikes.
More from Larry Wall
Real programmers can write assembly code in any language. :-)
Permalink to quote #21 There are probably better ways to do that, but it would make the parser more complex. I do, occasionally, struggle feebly against complexity... :-)
Permalink to quote #23 Randal said it would be tough to do in sed. He didn't say he didn't understand sed. Randal understands sed quite well. Which is why he uses Perl. :-)
Permalink to quote #20
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