← Back to context Comment by ryao 10 years ago > there really wasn't much else out there in the field.What about shell scripts? 3 comments ryao Reply qwertyuiop924 10 years ago Shell scripts are even more miserable to write than perl, and are missing a lot of features you want for most applications jschwartzi 10 years ago Or LISP. qwertyuiop924 10 years ago Firstly, the mention of LISP would have probably sent most of Sun screaming and running for the hills at the time. Secondly, LISP has never been very good at OS integration, one of the most important things for many software projects.
qwertyuiop924 10 years ago Shell scripts are even more miserable to write than perl, and are missing a lot of features you want for most applications
jschwartzi 10 years ago Or LISP. qwertyuiop924 10 years ago Firstly, the mention of LISP would have probably sent most of Sun screaming and running for the hills at the time. Secondly, LISP has never been very good at OS integration, one of the most important things for many software projects.
qwertyuiop924 10 years ago Firstly, the mention of LISP would have probably sent most of Sun screaming and running for the hills at the time. Secondly, LISP has never been very good at OS integration, one of the most important things for many software projects.
Shell scripts are even more miserable to write than perl, and are missing a lot of features you want for most applications
Or LISP.
Firstly, the mention of LISP would have probably sent most of Sun screaming and running for the hills at the time. Secondly, LISP has never been very good at OS integration, one of the most important things for many software projects.