[plug] PERL book

[Grant Malcolm]

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> Perl (which has a DBI module for integrating with databases such as
> PostgreSQL et al ad infinitum) is better than PHP because you need to
> learn Perl anyway.  Why learn two languages when you only need to
> learn one.  Perl is also more flexible.

Fighting words, coz. ;)

Certainly, Perl mastery is a prerequisite for guru status on any platform.

But if you only wish to knock together a few interactive web pages or
publish a database online, you don't "need" to learn Perl. In my
experience, PHP is purpose built for those types of tasks, manages it with
half the effort and might be easier to learn too.

Cheers
Grant

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