From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2007-07-24T05:31:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Taking the bull by its horns

On 7/23/07, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 01:30:23AM +0900, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> > Kaldrenon wrote:
> > > Yet another male (Maybe YAM will replace YAPH some day? *sigh*)
> > >
> > > age: 19
> > >
> > > background: BASIC, Visual Basic, the scripting language included in
> > > TI-83 Plus graphing calculators, C++, Java
> > >
> > > Presently learning: Perl and Ruby, with plans to learn Lisp, Lua, and
> > > Ada. My goal is to become a true polyglot.
> > Unless there's a financial reason, I'd skip Perl and focus on Ruby. And
> > Scheme is probably a better tutorial language than (Common) Lisp. Check
> > out "Dr. Scheme", for example.
>
> Unless you're Ed, I wouldn't skip Perl.  I actually like the the
> language.  Why limit yourself?
Another variation on the perl theme: Wait for Perl 6 though -- you
will be in good company too ;).
Robert

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