Python vs. Perl, which is better to learn?

[Aahz]

In article <roy-8C3C69.22142501052002 at news1.panix.com>,
Roy Smith  <roy at panix.com> wrote:
>
>>> * Something that encourages a different style of thinking.  [Lisp]
>
>In that catagory, I would suggest PostScript.  Most people just think of it 
>as a way to talk to printers.  What they don't realize is that it's a real 
>programming language, with sophisticated flow control, data structures, 
>I/O, and memory management (in addition to the graphics and typography 
>support you would expect).
>
>Now, granted, I wouldn't want to use it as a general purpose programming 
>language, but if your goal is to expose yourself to different ways of 
>thinking about programming, PostScript is certainly worth exploring.  And, 
>it starts with a "P" :-)

Yeah, but I'd tell someone who wasn't particularly interested in
printers per se to learn Forth instead.
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