| Title: | Languages |
| Notice: | Speaking In Tongues |
| Moderator: | TLE::TOKLAS::FELDMAN |
| Created: | Sat Jan 25 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed May 21 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 394 |
| Total number of notes: | 2683 |
I'm evaluating various interpretive scripting languages
for the Open UNIX platform. The current three contenders are
Tcl, Perl, and Python.
What we would like to do is embed it into our product
and add "C" extensions to access our product's database.
Most of the operations the scripts will perform are string
manipulations and file operations (e.g., open, close, read,
write, etc.). It also needs to make use of UNIX shell
commands.
I've read various comparative comments in FAQs and I've
accessed each one's homepage on the WWW. I was just wondering
if anyone (or group) has done something similar and what
their experiences were. Also, why they choose the one
they did.
Cross posted in the Perl notesfile.
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| 390.1 | SLBLUZ::BROCKUS | I'm the NRA! and I VoteD! | Thu Jun 01 1995 10:51 | 45 | |
>> for the Open UNIX platform. The current three contenders are >> Tcl, Perl, and Python. Don't forget "Bob", "ReXX", "Parasol", .... (See Doctor Dobbs Sourcebook, #221, Winter 1994.) ( Except for Bob, I'm only half serious.) All of the following are available on one CD, in source code, from DDJ Phone 800-727-3662, or supposedly [email protected]. Cost ~$50 US Smalltalk - UNIX, DOS, Windows Sather Tcl - DOS, OS/2, UNIX Perl Glish MO Modula-3 ReXX Lout GNU suite Ghostscript Dylan Duel Bob Neudl Python Oberon Parasol S-lang Quincy I recognize that more recent versions of all of these are probably available on the net, but the convenience of all of them on one CD is appealing. >> I've read various comparative comments in FAQs and I've >> accessed each one's homepage on the WWW. I was just wondering Please post the URL's. I'm both curious, and a Web novice. >> Cross posted in the Perl notesfile. Where is the Perl notesfile? Is there a Tcl notesfile? Thanks. JPB | |||||
| 390.2 | WWW URLs for Tcl/Perl/Python | SYSTEM::NELSON | OpenRoadWorks� on the Info. Highway | Fri Jun 02 1995 05:01 | 38 |
>Please post the URL's. I'm both curious, and a Web novice.
Tcl: There are several mirrored sites:
http://www.sco.com/IXI/of_interest/tcl/Tcl.html
http://ita.tutkie.tut.ac.jp/tcl/Tcl.html
http://www.isu.edu/tcl/Tcl.html
For UK and Europe:
http://www.x.co.uk/of_interest/tcl/Tcl.html
URL for the FAQ is:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/tcl-faq/top.html
Perl:
http://www.cis.ufl.edu/perl
http://www.metronet.com/1h/perlinfo (Has a great section on Perl5)
http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/perl/perl.html
http://web.nexor.co.uk/perl/perl.html (Great site for European and UK users)
Python:
http://www.python.org/ (New one)
http://www.cwi.nl/~guido/Python.html (Old one)
http://www.python.org/~guido/Python.html (For USA)
>Where is the Perl notesfile? Is there a Tcl notesfile?
Perl's notesfile is HUMANE::PERL.
I haven't found a notesfile for Tcl.
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