Is Perl really short of newbies?(blogs.perl.org)
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Is Perl really short of newbies?
http://blogs.perl.org/users/upasana/2014/01/is-perl-really-short-of-newbies.html
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I don't know if perl is short of newbies. But if the source about not liking java as it was in 1997! then maybe they need to re-think about how to evaluate using a language in 2014!
The perl5 to perl6 development, together with the rise of python definitely did put a big dent in perl uptake. As well as perl's reputation for unmaintainable and non team workable cowboy code led a lot of users to drop it. Especially in the area of bioinformatics where it used to rule the roost.
The perl5 to perl6 development, together with the rise of python definitely did put a big dent in perl uptake. As well as perl's reputation for unmaintainable and non team workable cowboy code led a lot of users to drop it. Especially in the area of bioinformatics where it used to rule the roost.
Doesn't really paint a good picture of perl if something that simple already fails…