🚀 go-pugleaf

Jerry Frain (jerry@tivoli.com) wrote:
> Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.Perl.com> writes:
> >    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.

Wow! You sure convinced me that this TomC guy really doesn't know of what
he speaks.

Disclaimer: I like Jerry, more so than Tom, I just despise people who'll
            take 2 innocent remarks out of a post containing over 20 
            compelling reasons for switching over to perl and whining 
            about it.

:-) for the humour impaired