[Biojava-l] java or perl?
Emmanouil Skoufos
skoufos@netzero.net
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 14:59:06 -0400
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Hi Dave,
to answer your question about Java or Perl: =20
I believe that each language has its own advantages and disadvantages =
and places where it is the "the best possible option". I personally, =
prefer to use the best (including performance, robustness, time to =
market and price factors) available option no matter what is its name. =
I think that you will find the answer to the question (Java or Perl -or =
C) similar to answers to the questions about mac vs pc vs unix.=20
Specifically for AceDB: The users have developed a suite of tools, you =
might want to look at http://www.acedb.org/Software/Tools/ ; given the =
complexity of structuring queries for AceDB, I would think that querying =
the Wormbase data http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_elegans/WORMBASE/ =
might be easier and more productive. I am sure that the Sanger Center =
folks would have some better input on this.
Emmanouil Skoufos
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From: Reynoldsvt@aol.com=20
To: biojava-l@biojava.org=20
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 2:04 PM
Subject: [Biojava-l] java or perl?
Hi=20
I am just getting in the bioinformatics field, and I am wondering if =
easier=20
to design programs to perform bioinformatics task in java or perl. I =
have=20
visited both biojava, and bioperl, and am not sure where to begin.=20
Specifically I am interesting in writing a program which queries the =
ACEDB as=20
I am compliling information for my own speicialized C. Elegans =
database. I=20
was wondering which biojava package contained the java classes that =
would=20
allow me to do this. I couldn't seem to locate the...your help would =
be=20
greatly appreciated...=20
thanks=20
Dave=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>to answer your question about Java or Perl: =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I believe that each language has its own advantages =
and=20
disadvantages and places where it is the "the best possible=20
option". I personally, prefer to use the best (including =
performance,=20
robustness, time to market and price factors) available option no matter =
what is=20
its name. I think that you will find the answer to the question =
(Java or=20
Perl -or C) similar to answers to the questions about mac vs pc vs=20
unix. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Specifically for AceDB: </FONT> <FONT =
size=3D2>The users=20
have developed a suite of tools, you might want to look at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.acedb.org/Software/Tools/">http://www.acedb.org/Softwa=
re/Tools/</A> ;=20
given the complexity of structuring queries for AceDB, I would think=20
that querying the Wormbase data <A=20
href=3D"http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_elegans/WORMBASE/">http://www.=
sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_elegans/WORMBASE/</A> might=20
be easier and more productive. I am sure that the Sanger Center =
folks=20
would have some better input on this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Emmanouil Skoufos</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3DReynoldsvt@aol.com=20
href=3D"mailto:Reynoldsvt@aol.com">Reynoldsvt@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dbiojava-l@biojava.org=20
href=3D"mailto:biojava-l@biojava.org">biojava-l@biojava.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 09, 2001 =
2:04 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Biojava-l] java or =
perl?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT=20
face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>Hi <BR><BR>I am just getting in =
the=20
bioinformatics field, and I am wondering if easier <BR>to design =
programs to=20
perform bioinformatics task in java or perl. I have <BR>visited =
both=20
biojava, and bioperl, and am not sure where to begin. =
<BR><BR>Specifically I=20
am interesting in writing a program which queries the ACEDB as <BR>I =
am=20
compliling information for my own speicialized C. Elegans database. =
I=20
<BR>was wondering which biojava package contained the java classes =
that would=20
<BR>allow me to do this. I couldn't seem to locate the...your =
help would=20
be <BR>greatly appreciated... <BR><BR>thanks <BR><BR>Dave</FONT>=20
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