From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 10072 invoked from network); 17 Nov 2021 22:32:20 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 17 Nov 2021 22:32:20 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 768229C874; Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:32:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C15BE9C2E5; Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:31:21 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="h6/LEF+p"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3C87C9C2E5; Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:31:20 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pl1-f180.google.com (mail-pl1-f180.google.com [209.85.214.180]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 82C7E9C29F for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:31:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pl1-f180.google.com with SMTP id k4so3440612plx.8 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:31:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=l6pqNPuEGh7hHvCRlImM3cOYepU+PrJ0eLPOLNAXKq4=; b=h6/LEF+pQl5m3Q4emhIiqgh7Nd/FATiuBY7dblC+eASDlPVzfCRt7lfF3JvR2PYWDE eg1TswEBzglrMtWtdCZCmL55GbiTDvsalMWZKycb3Y8THWLL4DAXELb7veM3V0gDsbZh GG199P//lpjvkHs/KPewl7879ItVNC5BvrBavIIds7bZTW/0/xm3gsiPYvObY7AwbZPX qHcOSLQN+7xAc3v/jl7GJA7TDjjk2URkmMfLbvAdSacLAG7Eyk2pi8lnnFk5n7NOKPgd ZaiFvLr5JdY/1S/3+pdd8lkp3LWeCvItLc00r5ltc/gLTnORMPeHbRdRqtouWkaK55x1 nMfg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=l6pqNPuEGh7hHvCRlImM3cOYepU+PrJ0eLPOLNAXKq4=; b=xvVTPM2ytkrDCFBznm1bJgBzi5aoOWsklKDD7oIBq5ifw5JtsPbV8B3Hr4nRs1TZkg ETn81pwPTBeyPwDQF8c9hxtF4crJbBblvkbgNWj9CFfbgbKJRLKd33F3G9WZYybg9ffv 7B0g5mJah8FFfWF20ZoxLnRqig+wIgLJDlpa92aKng8JtxIRWqdvCdLYeUZzJIIlQYoZ DWBkqABpH8WMxiXxE+UAHTZsT/nSF5ZIzkcUfSMW6+n9oC/W2RhfKQrlyEF9xCW31BLB bE5ydxI5gY36JzVW10Or36hMMaMeAt8bNOy10Pur6ps3zi6D3yquOsny0x3A9/bezu72 3h+w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530Zs8LqD0b4xTpDb7zWFLV8N3IqezAYT9K5gFE2pEdvW284nW1i xk+mq1Yf716EidBTLKKnoTX8+siJmUeEDUIitIKXsTmF X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy2o/83vmoIcHM5Tti0pLymjtBT+q91UGfzo1ckxZuXxLdXEik2tfH0yXasae5sJNVwhR1Flakp3IQvRGud2c0= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:1293:: with SMTP id fw19mr4138027pjb.155.1637188278254; Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:31:18 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <202111161754.1AGHsGsN929905@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <50F3E958-F0A4-4895-B1BC-41A2644A074A@oclsc.org> In-Reply-To: From: Adam Thornton Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:31:06 -0700 Message-ID: To: Computer Old Farts Followers Subject: Re: [COFF] [TUHS] Book Recommendation [ reallly inscrutable languages ] X-BeenThere: coff@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: Computer Old Farts Forum List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8822681909596933982==" Errors-To: coff-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "COFF" --===============8822681909596933982== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c17e8805d1039984" --000000000000c17e8805d1039984 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 3:24 PM Rob Pike wrote: > Perl certainly had its detractors, but for a few years there it was the > lingua franca of system administration. > It's still what I reach for first when I need to write a state machine that processes a file made up of lines with some--or some set of--structures. The integration of regexps is far, far, far superior to what Python can do, and I adore the while(<>) construct. Maintaining other people's Perl usually sucks, but it's a very easy way to solve your own little problems. Adam --000000000000c17e8805d1039984 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


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On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 3:24 PM Rob P= ike <robpike@gmail.com> wrot= e:
Perl certainly had its detractors, but for a few years there it was the= lingua franca of system administration.

<= div>It's still what I reach for first when I need to write a state mach= ine that processes a file made up of lines with some--or some set of--struc= tures.=C2=A0 The integration of regexps is far, far, far superior to what P= ython can do, and I adore the while(<>) construct.=C2=A0 Maintaining = other people's Perl usually sucks, but it's a very easy way to solv= e your own little problems.

Adam
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