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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:33:53 +0000 Dave Berkeley <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Python is way cleaner than Perl. But Ruby is the way to salvation for Perl > programmers isn't it? Not Python. > > D > > -- Well, I wouldn't know about that. I never got far enough in Perl to call myself a programmer in it. I have looked at Ruby (after a lot of time with Python) and my main reaction was 'Why bother?'. It seemed to me to be be just another way of doing the same thing without much extra. I agree with you about Forth. It was a brilliant language. I don't suppose it is still around much now. Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html