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  From: Alex Garner <alex@netcraft.com.au>
  To  : Ryan Verner <vernerr@dove.net.au>
  Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 18:49:45 +1030 (CST)

Re: Smart Redial

> I would say, perl is both, neither, and either, depending on one's
> interpretation and personal definition of a "scripting language" and
> "programming language".

It is neither a scripting language nor a programming language. It is a
practical extraction and reporting language.

Some would even argue that it's not a language at all, but a 'lister'.

Cheers

Alex!


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