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Subject: Re: I did not inhale (Was: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages)
From: Janis Papanagnou
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From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com (Janis Papanagnou)
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Subject: Re: I did not inhale (Was: Command Languages Versus Programming
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On 12.04.2024 16:15, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> In article <uvbfii$3mom0$1@news.xmission.com>,
> Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
>> In article <uvbe3m$2cun7$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> ...
>>> I've programmed in Perl but I'm no Perl-programmer notwithstanding.
>>
>> That's like saying "Yeah, I've had sex with men, but that don't make gay..."
>
> That's like saying "Yeah, I've had sex with men, but that don't make me gay..."

LOL, yeah. - But the point is that my valuation what constitutes a
"programmer" needs quite a bit more expertise than I have. (YMMV.)

All that I've done in Perl programming was to infer some knowledge
from other languages or libraries and to expand existing programs
to my needs. And it was not even a month I spent for coding Perl.
I also do know a bit Perl concepts from literature, but that's it.

If that experience is what already constitutes a programmer then I
understand why so much existing software is so bad. :-)

(But, yeah, _technically_ I became have become a Perl programmer.
Just don't count on any deep experience. And I'll also reject any
Perl job offers. ;-)

Janis

Subject	Author
Re: I did not inhale (Was: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages)	Janis Papanagnou