Is this a dream or a nightmare? (Was Re: XML)

[Alex Martelli]

"Frank Sergeant" <frank at canyon-medical.com> wrote in message
news:MqLD5.1338$G5.25319 at read1.centurytel.net...
    [snip]
> I noticed on the web site that you said
>
> > The true beauty of perl is shown in how rapidly a program can be
created:
> > a good average for comparison is 1 line of perl for every 25 lines of C,
> > TclTk, Python, or Visual Basic, and every 100 lines of C++.

Such an assertion can only come from a mind that's totally out of
synch with reality.  400% *more* lines of code for C++ than for
C?!  That's even crazier than the 2500%-more assertion for Python
vs Perl.  If this quote is correct, then the site must clearly be one
devoted to silly humour.


Alex