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- From: Harry Herbert <cbrich@ccsi.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.lang.tcl,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.java
- Subject: Re: Relative Speed of Perl vs. Tcl vs. C
- Date: 29 Feb 1996 20:48:41 GMT
- Organization: Lockheed-Martin, Austin, TX
- Message-ID: <4h53f9$76m@pandora.austin.lockheed.com>
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- >A lot of this type of argument seems to imply that eventually there will
- >be a a language that finnally comes out on top as the final solution for
- >all programmers everywhere. I'm not so sure this will happen. Java extentions
- >for Perl make a lot of sense to me given that IBM is working on a similar thing
- >for REXX and Microsoft appears to be going in that direction as well with MFC.
- >Untill a truly intelligent design interface comes bouncing down the pike I don't
- >think anyone can rest on thier laurels and make set the standard.
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- The DOD brought us Ada as a single language to solve all of our
- problems.;-> Different languages have different goals and designs and
- therefore work better for different applications. Dont expect some magic
- bullet to come streaking out of the sky to save you the trouble of having
- to use a sports car to race and a truck to carry large objects.
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