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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 14387 invoked from network); 16 Nov 2021 19:31:30 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 16 Nov 2021 19:31:30 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id F25489C8BB; Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:31:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD4359C841; Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:30:07 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=dartmouth.edu header.i=@dartmouth.edu header.b="LlSst3vr"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3AC829C841; Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:30:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-wr1-f47.google.com (mail-wr1-f47.google.com [209.85.221.47]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 325759C83D for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:30:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-wr1-f47.google.com with SMTP id n29so39644903wra.11 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:30:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dartmouth.edu; s=google1; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=BKFXq/5WqyfRk9XyKT2b48/ZMXgio7Os9BkS3tmWTgY=; b=LlSst3vra8qAE3uegjfZy/1TVxco5XzJP2ksD9AycrC5m2c5lZgdIbBak1FxeqPUgy u8UFsMJomE6al+MbAZrBkCU+GAwaMsl6YpeDAN42TDFy0KU5cxJgSeF67gqODK9CB0LF 21HH2k3oPup6EuB14xU929gRsEixPj3Sj3cjW8tY0oycaG/agF9EUcnVc5gOwqhCOGlC xicn2TIj/TgHauudIK4oCPRhUhghRrPu57CMsHKHBFPBD6OySALpHBDm9e2knvwjjhcx 6mTnrou7cyEuR3iSPESw4T8mDB1JeMEnve3YIFWbXz+gcLohSV7pGIAaRsrhIu5LkkwZ GddQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=BKFXq/5WqyfRk9XyKT2b48/ZMXgio7Os9BkS3tmWTgY=; b=Z2KG5grNfhOspb8TSPJP5MPvVnX6IQfMKjuvjiWJOLDg5gytofbsxzzt0irzW7b6im WEUvFVjkeAXLPdXnhVHWZD+i58cX+9rHSEfN9KLXLT25x/EEZ2xY10dvb5oxw3ss6s9Q rT6phgbJ85GcFfpSQ+c5jvqeHv31xZ8ZLMoJ3HZjnZYcjFLmEYrIyUmnSjEjViW+ciDK XaFI3A0rC+dj+PVISn+FZboAHZNYmNccQC6EYqxlgBORgg9DGrjuRZhSeo39LQkUFf2H veVDTdYEXOPcHvr6QULUbyyY+9hW+AnTNT/BXP2j9yKtwMJH8rDL6bVSM6Yg+K2Vm2I6 XXOw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532NYu5qRe3rwiqC63X8C7loIsV2LdzVZMzIw1hZfaY99EhA7wJL 4JKGYJjpGY5JCgnxy2T5tzmQt+UolYpiNwz4T+nKFW2P0z6s8Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxVVS71aFH3+nXMmNN5wm6AaM9UsYUtBAGR12RmYPhSz6Mym5EoQFIrTT80a9xyLggv9gkpzhWZnJX+Pk8AVdw= X-Received: by 2002:adf:fe4b:: with SMTP id m11mr12236913wrs.136.1637091003510; Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:30:03 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Douglas McIlroy Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:29:48 -0500 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Book Recommendation [ reallly inscrutable languages ] X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" > My belief is that perl was written to replace a lot of Unix pipelines, I understand Perl's motive to have been a lot like PL/I's: subsume several popular styles of programming in one language. PL/I's ensemble wasn't always harmonious. Perl's was cacophony. Doug