Perl vs Java

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:40 pm

Yeah I know I aven't been around for a long time, but I have something to say and I just must say it. I have been taking a Java programming class in High School and I find it painfully easy. About a week ago I needed to write up a quick program to answer a math problem for me and Shell scripting wouldn't cover it, Java cannot handle complex numbers and if it can I didn't feel like learning how to use it. I thought to myself Fortran and APL I know a little of them, they could get the job done, but I did not know enough. A bright light shone towards me and I noticed a Perl book lying around my house, the preious Lama book. Needless to say I learned the basics of Perl and looked up complex numbers and installed the module, I was on my way. Sure you may say that Java is a full-fledged programming language lie C++ and Perl is just a scripting language, but think about it, they are both interpretated legacy free, platform indepented programingg languages and as far as ease of use and functionality go Perl comes out on top. File I/O is much easier in Per with the use of the <> operator and JAva makes you use all thease crazy streams and crap. The only hing I can think of that you can do in Java easier then you can do in Perl are GUIs because I do not even have the faintest clue on how to use Tk. Thank you for your time you are welcome to discuss amongst yourselves.

Post by **gannon** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:09 pm

From what I hear if you want a really powerful scripting language try RUBY.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:14 pm

How about python. Its good too.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:16 pm

I heard that in python white space matters if it doesn't then its cool in my book

Post by **gannon** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:18 pm

whitespaces can matter in any language in certain cases, even in PHP.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:19 pm

oh touche, but I meant like indentation and crap.

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:11 am

And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.

--Larry Wall in <10209@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>