[Info-vax] BASIC (was Re: 64-bit)

[Scott Dorsey]

Simon Clubley  <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>
>I know that Craig is very fond of Perl, but IMHO, the way forward
>is Python, not Perl. I was a Perl user at one time, but it must be
>at least 15 years since I have touched it. Other alternatives have
>taken over from the position Perl once held.

There is far more new development being done in Python.  But, there is far
more existing code on VMS systems in Perl.  If the goal is to get x64 VMS
up to the point of being able to move existing VMS users onto it, then Perl
is a clear winner.  If the goal is to get new systems and maybe even new
customers onto x64 VMS, then Python is a clear winner.

In the end, both are going to be needed but I understand that the primary
argument now is to get systems ready for existing users with existing code.

Personally I don't like either one very much and the indentation syntax
in Python drives me insane.  Also I think the lack of RDB hooks and general
hooks into VMS is a problem for both of them, although a problem that can be
remedied in the future with some effort.
--scott


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