Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 20:25:24 -0500 (EST) From: <scanner@jurai.net> To: Wayne Pascoe <wayne@penguinpowered.org.uk> Cc: rene@xs4all.nl, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what is a good language for system administration? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0201192024020.20769-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <m2n0za800b.fsf@set.home.penguinpowered.org.uk>
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On 19 Jan 2002, Wayne Pascoe wrote: > rene@xs4all.nl writes: > > > * checking if a remote host is up > > * pumping files & RAM data through external tools > > * calling scripts written in the same language on a remote machine, to > > 'pickup' data that was pumped to that machine by a local script. > > Perl was written with sysadmin work in mind. That was the original Perl is a hideously ugly language that should be taken out and shot. Since your soliciting opinions :-) Python is a much easier, cleaner, and nicer language for sys admin tasksfor me then perl. ============================================================================= -Chris Watson (816) 464-7780 | Sr. Unix Administrator Work: chris.watson@twa.com | Trans World Airlines, Kansas City, MO Home: scanner@jurai.net | http://www.twa.com ============================================================================= WINDOWS: All our IP belongs to us. GNU/LINUX: Touch our IP, and your IP belongs to us. BSD: Here's our IP, just use it. ============================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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