Re: [tuning] Re: Editing Scala seq files

On 5/8/05, Gene Ward Smith <gwsmith@...> wrote:

> So far as alternative methods go, I thought about learning Perl to do
> this, but suspect the time I lose learning it will be greater than the
> time I save using it. But maybe not...any Perl programmers who would
> care to comment?

I'd rather use a scripting language for scripting than a text editor.
It means you have the script there to alter for the next time you need
it. And the time you spend learning it will probably be repaid in the
future. If you want Perl to be the language you learn, by all means
do that, it's certainly capable. Python and Ruby can also do it. A
lot of us here are fond of Python, but from a previous discussion I
think maybe you'll prefer Ruby. I don't know how much of that was
trolling ;)

If you want command line tools in Windows, get Cygwin. If you want a
souped-up text editor, both Emacs and Vim are available as native
Windows applications.

Graham