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which stand for(to me):

perl. asp. php.

I just wanted to knwo whats teh big difference between them. is their an advantage to have learned them all?

I know someone probably already posted somethign along these lines before but meah.
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Post by hob_goblin »

perl is good for alot of things... i probably wouldn't be the best to explain it but perl was designed for use on servers to handle data but it was NOT designed for the web. php was DESIGNED for what perl ADAPTED to.

Asp is for weenies :) (i think that was a banner that used to run on these forums)
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Post by volka »

to get a glimps on what's available for perl take a look at the gentoo-perl-packages list. Maybe incomplete but quite impressive
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Post by hob_goblin »

yes, that too...perl has alot more modules and can do more things..
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Post by jason »

ASP isn't a language, so comparing it to the others isn't write. ASP is a Framework, a way to develop web based applications. VBScript is the language most people think of when they think of ASP.

Perl was built as a glue language, and to that end, it succeeds. However, PHP was built for the web, and to that end, it succeed.

I personally prefer to use PHP for web based applications, as it has things that make life so much easier on the web. As for perl, command line baby.

Either way, knowing all 3 will allow you to make a choice based on personal experience rather than use telling you "Always use PHP, man!".

However, if I were to learn a language, I would first learn PHP, then Perl, and then, if you still want to, learn ASP.

At least to know why PHP is better. :D

Oh, and Always use PHP man!!! It's the best! :D
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Post by Takuma »

jason wrote:ASP isn't a language, so comparing it to the others isn't write.
it's right not write.

I recommend PHP for the Web cos it was as everyone saids designed for Web. Perl is quite good though if you think PHP has not got enough things...
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Post by llimllib »

<repeated soapbox>
Learn python, not perl. All of the modules aren't available that are for perl, but you're probably not going to use those. Further, you'll get things done 3x as quickly in python than in perl.
Besides, Perl is just ugly, whereas Python is excellent.
If you don't like python, then try ruby. In any case, there are better alternatives to perl all over the place.
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Post by nielsene »

<tongue-in-cheek>
But shouldn't everyone learn perl, so they can easily port perl scripts to PHP,Python,Ruby, etc :D
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Post by llimllib »

can't we invent gnomes to do that for us?
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Post by nielsene »

Don't know about gnomes, but maybe
PIXIEs: Perl Intelligently eXchanged Into English
(there's got to be a better acronym out there.... anyone?)
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Post by hob_goblin »

pixieml

perl intertwined extensively into extraneous markup languages

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Post by cheatboy00 »

pixieml

perl intertwined extensively into extraneous markup languages
wow... thats a messed up name...

well... I learned a little of perl before i even knew about php.... I already knwo SOME of php but enough to get by and do what i have to do.... though i'm always ready and willing to learn...

thanks for all the insite people... I just wanted to know what steps i should take next... see I'm in this mode of trying to learnas much as i can.
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I learned Perl but don't really get it... :?
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Post by cheatboy00 »

ya some of the things are really waky... thats why i stopped...

though it was probably cause i was about 12 when i tried to learn it. so i had an indeveloped mind.
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