Sun Nov 8th
I think Ruby is probably the best language because it has a cool name and my birthstone is the ruby. Perl used to be my favorite because I could say, “I’m programming in Perl. Yes, that’s the language I’m using… Perl.” My friends would comment on how that Pearl was a cool name for a language. I would then correct them and with a smug little dismissive laugh say, “No, no. You don’t understand. Its PERL. Its an acronym.” But now the more I think about it, Programming Python, by O’Reilly has a cool-ass snake on its cover. While I’m on the subway reading it on the way to work, I hope people will notice the book, the snake and think, “Now THAT guy is learning something cool.” I also like the Monty connection. ;-)
— A man named Christopher gives the most sensible comment on Perl vs. Python vs. Ruby
