Re: [FWP] Silly Perl Question

[Derek Balling <dredd@megacity.org>]

Just to clarify... I write TONS of perl code, just only that one NT app in 
perl. :)

(Just realized that it sounded like I only came to FWP for a support issue, 
which isn't the case at all)

We now return you to our regularly scheduled obfuscation of code. ;-)

D

At 06:37 AM 6/21/99 -0400, Bill Jones wrote:
> >From: Derek Balling <dredd@megacity.org>
> > ObTopic: There is no such thing as "Fun With Perl" on NT. ;-)
>
>Technically true of [insert language on platform here]
>when you are first starting out ;-)
>
>I spent many nights crying over having many COBOL and/or
>RPG II programs due at the same time and not having
>any idea whether it would be worth it to switch to C.
>You get the idea :)
>
>Seriously though ...
>
>I wouldn't say that per se.  Just about 99% of everything
>posted here should run on MacOS, NT, etc, without much
>change. Sure, there are NT specific libraries, just as there
>are MacOS specific libraries.
>
>Just the nature of platform development, that and each
>author's attempts at squeezing the best performance out
>of the platform and wishing to maintain a specific set
>of compatibility's on said platform.
>
>For example, so far the only piece of code that
>wouldn't work out of the starting gate is MJD's
>recent script using PIPE...
>
>So, turn your inquiry into a FWP oriented post and
>post away - I am sure someone with NT or over all
>better perl experience would point you in the right
>direction.  If not, there is always C.L.P.MISC
>
>HTH,
>-Sneex-  :]
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