to code or not to code?

Python is probably supported stronger than what you might need it to be. I'd
recommend Python to start with, especially for a newbie, and then step up to
the plate w/perl.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Harrop [mailto:don@nis4u.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 12:40 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: to code or not to code?
>
>
> I was wondering if I could get some feedback on some
> scripting / programming
> languages to jump into for a newbie coder. Perl seems like a
> good choice
> because everybody has it and there's tons of support. You
> can either use it
> for web page development or linux admin stuff. I don't know
> if you can
> compile it to a single exacutable under DOS/WIN stuff though.
> That would be
> cool. I've listened to a few people on the list talk about
> python and it
> sounds good but it doesn't seem to have the same amount of
> support as Perl
> does. C++ would be cool but I don't want to have to compile
> everything
> before I can run it. It might be overkill for a newbie. :-)
> Links on
> where to go to learn the code would be nice too...
>
> Don
>
>
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