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Epsilon · 12-16-2003, 10:05 AM

I agree with sde. I've been coding Perl since 1995. It was the first programming language I learned and with time I got to be pretty good at it. But once I learned PHP a year ago I realized Perl is about to become obsolete (for web use, anyway). I now code almost exclusively in PHP.

Perl is still an excellent choice for scripting that is not Web-based, such as local scripts, cron jobs, rotating logs, etc. But for any script that is to be accessed via a Web browser, PHP is clearly a better choice.

12-16-2003, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Epsilon Regular Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 127	I agree with sde. I've been coding Perl since 1995. It was the first programming language I learned and with time I got to be pretty good at it. But once I learned PHP a year ago I realized Perl is about to become obsolete (for web use, anyway). I now code almost exclusively in PHP. Perl is still an excellent choice for scripting that is not Web-based, such as local scripts, cron jobs, rotating logs, etc. But for any script that is to be accessed via a Web browser, PHP is clearly a better choice. __________________ --Epsilon--