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>perl is very flexible which is a good thing.

So are nearly all modern languages. No advantage.

>perl lets people do crazy things

So do nearly all modern languages. No advantage.

When ever I hear people sing the praises of perl it just always make me think most haven't really sat down and learn many other languages. It's like hearing an English speaker say something like "man, English is so great because you can... like, express yourself in it! And there are even lots of ways to express yourself in it! And you can express all kinds of stuff!". Great, so it's like all the other languages then?



So do nearly all modern languages. No advantage.

Didn't you read my last sentence?

When ever I hear people sing the praises of perl it just always make me think most haven't really sat down and learn many other languages.

Obviously not true.. But I agree most people probably know one language better than the rest, and I also think that when people praise language X ;)

(oh, and for what it's worth, I think i started with both python & ruby before perl)




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