2026-10-25 03:47 UTC
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@aksdb@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 05:31
I hate this trope that languages should “learn” from each other. Because this typically means “should copy features / syntax”. If I want to use Perl, I use Perl. I don’t need Perl in Rust, then I wouldn’t need Rust anymore.
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@menas@lemmy.wtf 2026-10-25 11:03
I agree as a PERL programmer ; definitely a bad opinion
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@mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-25 17:57
Perl is write-only code. Larry Wall raised a monkey’s paw and asked for a language that works the way programmers want. So most scripts are the first thing someone tried - unfiltered by rigid syntax putting your thoughts in order, or compiler warnings bringing side effects to mind, or even names forcing you to decide what a variable is. An uncommented Perl script is raw brain patterns decoded as ASCII. Thank god it runs like shit. Fast C isn’t exactly gorgeous, but any project that compiles is proof the coder fought the machine and won.