> This made me wonder, suddenly: can telnet be written in perl? Of course it can be written in Perl. Now if you'd said nroff, that would be more challenging...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author muses about the ease of writing a telnet program in Perl, noting that while it's possible, writing something like nroff would be harder.
- In plain terms
- Writing a telnet program in Perl is doable, but more complex tools would be tougher.
- What can you take from it?
- Perl can handle simple network tasks, but complex text processing may be challenging.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When should you pick Perl over another language?
Another view
Perl may not be the best choice for highly specialized or performance‑critical tools.
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