Subject: Python versus Perl: A humorous look
From: larry (funkster@midwinter.com)
Date: 10 Jul 1999 01:45:07 -0700
This has been percolating in the back of my mind for a while.
It's a scene from _The Empire Strikes Back_ reinterpreted to serve
a valuable moral lesson for aspiring programmers.
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EXTERIOR: DAGOBAH -- DAY
With Yoda strapped to his back, Luke climbs up one of
the many thick vines that grow in the swamp until he
reaches the Dagobah statistics lab. Panting heavily, he
continues his exercises -- grepping, installing new
packages, logging in as root, and writing replacements for
two-year-old shell scripts in Python.
YODA: Code! Yes. A programmer's strength flows from code
maintainability. But beware of Perl. Terse syntax... more
than one way to do it... default variables. The dark side
of code maintainability are they. Easily they flow, quick
to join you when code you write. If once you start down the
dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume
you it will.
LUKE: Is Perl better than Python?
YODA: No... no... no. Quicker, easier, more seductive.
LUKE: But how will I know why Python is better than Perl?
YODA: You will know. When your code you try to read six months
from now.
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Obi-Wan and Luke went to a Chinese restaurant. Luke was using the chopsticks and spilling around food everywhere. Finally after 5 minutes, Obi said "Use the forks, Luke"
*crying laughter*
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