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Re: Relative Speed of Perl vs. Tcl vs. C

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From: Harry Herbert
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 20:48
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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.

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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From: Harry Herbert <cbrich@ccsi.com>
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Subject: Re: Relative Speed of Perl vs. Tcl vs. C
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