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From: lwall@netlabs.com (Larry Wall)
Subject: Re: Extension/Scripting language comparisons
Message-ID: <1995Jul7.165844.15244@netlabs.com>
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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 16:58:44 GMT
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In article <3tio9c$tdc@omega.gmd.de>, Tom Gordon  <thomas.gordon@gmd.de> wrote:
: p.s. About Scheme being "ugly".  Experience shows that there is no
: point in arguing this issue. Many, including myself, find Scheme
: elegant and beautiful --- especially compared to baroque languages
: like TCL and Perl.

While I do consider the adjective "baroque" to be a compliment, I must
point out that Perl is actually more of a romantic piece, with allusions
to various classical motifs.  My favorite composer is Mahler, which should
surprise no one.

Larry Wall
lwall@netlabs.com
