From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-05 19:19:07 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3AF4B499.2E047CDC@acm.org> From: Jeffrey Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Beginner's Language? References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> <9d1ilh$g397v$1@ID-22205.news.dfncis.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 02:19:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.86.207.129 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 989115547 209.86.207.129 (Sat, 05 May 2001 19:19:07 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 19:19:07 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 19:17:34 PDT (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7222 Date: 2001-05-06T02:19:07+00:00 List-Id: "Randal L. Schwartz" wrote: > > In other words, the only people we've found disrespect Perl are those > who haven't bothered to spend 30 to 50 hours learning it. It's clear > you're one of those. Learn it first, then complain about it. Let me see if I understand this--I should invest $5000.00 to learn Perl, when people who know it well and use it regularly admit they cannot understand their own code after a few months? Thanks for that information. I've made a note of your company and your name, and will make sure we never use your services. -- Jeff Carter "I unclog my nose towards you." Monty Python & the Holy Grail