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- From: swann@divsun.unige.ch (Philip Swann)
- Subject: Re: Relative Speed of Perl vs. Tcl vs. C
- Message-ID: <swann-1202961811180001@combray.unige.ch>
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- Organization: University of Geneva
- References: <4e3a2u$eoa@wcap.centerline.com> <4e54vc$7sk@orac.mon.rnb.com> <4fjvh5$k83@news1.radix.net> <JTV2J.96Feb11120004@brunelleschi.cs.virginia.edu> <4fncgf$96e@solutions.solon.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 17:11:18 GMT
-
- In article <4fncgf$96e@solutions.solon.com>, seebs@solutions.solon.com
- (Peter Seebach) wrote:
-
-
- > Fascinating. Look, I'm a C advocate, but I have to admit, well written
- > perl is *stunningly* comprehensible. I'd use it for example code to
- > illustrate an algorithm.
- >
-
- Well, my 7.5 year old son has been demanding that I teach him how to
- write programs. I thought I'd scare him off with a bit of perl (while
- putting off buying logo), but he loves it!
-
- In general, a first language (natural or computer) is neither hard nor
- difficult. It's with the second one that all the trouble starts....
-