Manuel Ceron

• Website: ceronman.com
• About: Perl newbie

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• Commented on On the relative readability of Perl and Python
  I’m a Python developer but I started coding Perl full time since a little bit more than a year. It’s true that Python has many quirks. That happens with any language that is more than 20 years old. But I...

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• jjolla888 commented on On the relative readability of Perl and Python

  All languages suck. I have only come across one syntax that I mostly like (unfortunately you cant do much with that particular one).

  So Perl v Python arguments centered around syntax are somewhat irrelevant. You will find godawful things in both of them.

  For me, the only things that matter are:

  (i) lots of powerful libraries
  
  (ii) good documentation
  
  (iii) helpful communities
  
  (iv) speed [for some things]
  

  My main toolkit is made up of Perl, Python, Go, and C.

  Perl nails (i), (ii), and (iii). It is the super-glue that allows me to write small prog…