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From: tgg@hplb.hpl.hp.com ()
Subject: Re: what to use instead of TCL or PERL
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J.M. Ivler (ivler@crl.com) wrote:

|Consider the programmer as a carpenter. He has to sink a screw. Now he could 
|use a hammer to sink it, and it would work, but it would work much better 
|if he used a screwdriver. Additionally, the screw is a philips head. Now 
|he could use a flathead screwdriver, but wouldn't the better tool be a 
|philipshead screwdriver? Now, if he had only one screw to sink, he might 
|use a hand screwdriver, but he has 1000, so might it not be wise to 
|attach a philipshead screwdriver to a powertool to help?

Carpenters often _do_ use  hammers to insert screws; they hit them in for most
of  the distance and  then screw  them  in for  only the  last 1cm or so. Much
faster, and it works!

Know your tools, and use the appropriate _mix_ of tools!

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