I just spent a couple weekends putting that together. It's just a little toy, but it does exactly what I want, the way that I want it to.
I have to say I really enjoyed writing it. Specifically, writing it in Perl.
Writing Perl never feels like work to me. Can't say why, exactly. But I do know if I'd used PHP or Python instead, the pleasure of writing this app (as opposed to anticipating its completion) wouldn't have been there--I would have just persevered through it, in order to reach the final result. Totally different experience.
I 100% agree. It feels like having a fun conversation with an old friend. The kind of old friend you can not see for months, then pick up your last conversation again without any problem.
I think this really has to do with the language design being guided by linguistics principals than academic language design ideas.
With very little work, it's possible to write decently maintainable Perl as well.
I just spent a couple weekends putting that together. It's just a little toy, but it does exactly what I want, the way that I want it to.
I have to say I really enjoyed writing it. Specifically, writing it in Perl.
Writing Perl never feels like work to me. Can't say why, exactly. But I do know if I'd used PHP or Python instead, the pleasure of writing this app (as opposed to anticipating its completion) wouldn't have been there--I would have just persevered through it, in order to reach the final result. Totally different experience.