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I'm probably going to get downvoted for this, but...I actually really like writing Perl. It's fun, and even the documentation has character.
by stackcollision 13y ago
I'm probably going to get downvoted for this, but...I actually really like writing Perl. It's fun, and even the documentation has character.
- bane 13y agoI agree, Perl has a funny way of just naturally rolling off of the fingers in a way other languages don't. With a little care it's really quite maintainable.
- Diederich 13y agoThat's really the key; it does take some discipline to write maintainable Perl. But there's so many tools to help with that.
- Diederich 13y agoI rather enjoy reading and writing it. I also rather enjoy the excellent career in the bay area that Perl has facilitated. As I was preparing to leave my last job, I learned Python and Ruby. (I even uploaded a gem for the latter.) I like both of those languages, and I've been toying with them for many years, but my day job has always been Perl. It didn't seem likely that my next day job would be Perl, at least based on what I keep 'hearing'. Strangely enough, the perfect position for me turned out to be a bike ride from home. And in Perl. And I am quite fine with that.