Why I (still) Love Perl(allisonrandal.com)
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Why I (still) Love Perl
http://allisonrandal.com/2013/03/31/mythbusters-why-i-still-love-perl/
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Nice article about perl and its history, and Rakudo, but still doesn't explain why author loves perl.
Allison buried it in the middle somewhat, but she explained:
I’ve recently had the opportunity to help a wildly successful startup, in a domain that sorely needs the advantages of modern tech. Perl is the right tool for the job. If I explained the problem space you’d agree, even if Perl isn’t your favorite language. Perl is the right tool for a lot of jobs, all over the world, right now, stable and reliable, in production, with massive numbers of lines of code.
I can confirm everything she wrote about that startup.
I’ve recently had the opportunity to help a wildly successful startup, in a domain that sorely needs the advantages of modern tech. Perl is the right tool for the job. If I explained the problem space you’d agree, even if Perl isn’t your favorite language. Perl is the right tool for a lot of jobs, all over the world, right now, stable and reliable, in production, with massive numbers of lines of code.
I can confirm everything she wrote about that startup.