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In comp.unix.shell, 
    jerry@tivoli.com (Jerry Frain) writes:
:Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.Perl.com> writes:
:
:>I enclose that FUTURES file as an attachment, with commentary.  I just
:>don't understand: Why would anyone want to spend so much of their life
:>(incompatibly) re-inventing the wheel (not to mention when their final 
:>creation will still be mere training wheels)?
:
:>    For 2.16
:>    ========
:>    x	Move to autoconf-based configure system.
:
:>Perl does this (although it uses its metaconfig's Configure)
:
:That's not a reason to prefer perl over gawk, even if I liked
:metaconfig over autoconf (and I don't).
:
:>    Do a reference card
:
:>Perl already has this.
:
:Whew!  Now there's a compelling reason to stop maintaining gawk, and
:switch to perl, instead.  Wow, where do I sign up?
:
:Disclaimer: I really like perl, more so than awk, I just despise poor
:            arguments (like the ones above) for switching to someone
:            else's favorite tool.

Listen: what I was doing was pulling the "Futures" part of the gawk
distribution and pointing out that they were reinventing the wheel.
Did you misunderstand?

--tom
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Tom Christiansen      Perl Consultant, Gamer, Hiker      tchrist@mox.perl.com


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