Perl v. Python (was OO.o, was METRO, was...)
Ted Roche
tedroche at tedroche.com
Fri Mar 17 10:56:00 EST 2006
On Mar 16, 2006, at 10:29 AM, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Nor did I take it as such. And I was merely observing that, though
> the languages are both roughly the same age, Perl has significantly
> more mind-share than Python.
It depends upon the minds you're citing. Google cites 290 million
hits on Python versus 365 million on Perl, so you could argue that's
an edge or around a 4:5 ratio. But three hundred million hits is
popular enough for me.
OTOH, other development circles I hang out in are all abuzz about
Python and Ruby. Perl just sort of "is". Lots of *innovative* things
seems to be showing up in Python.
The Tiobe survey of languages shows a pretty close match-up:
http://www.tiobe.com/index.htm?tiobe_index
Places sixth and eighth, but with Perl at twice the percentage of
Python.
(This citation falls firmly into the "lies, damned lies and
statistics" category, imo)
I think most of us know it's not the hammer, it's the hand that
determines the quality of the piece. But it is interesting to see the
various tools and the mindsets they convey.
> Ted Roche
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