Mike Miller wrote: > On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Steve Cayford wrote: > >> I would second the perl vote. One-liners, system administration, web >> applications, it runs the gamut and scales well. Just follow best >> practices to keep code clean and manageable. > > Is that because you know both Perl and Python and you think that someone > who is highly skilled with Python should also learn Perl? I don't really know Python as well as that, so no. I just enjoy working in Perl and it does what I need. I've probably become a bit too complacent about just sticking with what I already know, but I got tired of spending all my time on learning curves. Next time I feel inspired I'd like to invest in learning a really different language like Haskell or Smalltalk or something. -Steve