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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:24:14 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:31:13 -0000 (UTC), Sebastian wrote:

> In comp.unix.programmer Muttley@dastartdlyhq.org wrote:
>
>> [Perl’s] syntax is also a horrific mess. Larry took the worst parts of
>> C and shell syntax and mashed them together.
> 
> I think you've identified the one language that Python is better than.

In terms of the modern era of high-level programming, Perl was the 
breakthrough language. Before Perl, BASIC was considered to be an example 
of a language with “good” string handling. After Perl, BASIC looked old 
and clunky indeed.

Perl was the language that made regular expressions sexy. Because it made 
them easy to use.