I was having a talk with an old buddy of mine last night... He asked "Remember when Perl used to be such a popular and useful language?" Without thinking I responded, "Wow, that was a long time ago" and then realized what I'd just said.
So I have to join the heretics group :( Having said that, I still personally use Perl a lot, and like it, but I have to agree with the sentiment of "Why would I teach someone else Perl?" On 11/12/2013 11:56, Dov Levenglick wrote: > Hi Guys, > I'm a huge fan (as some of you know) of Perl. However, when I > attempted teaching my son a scripting language - I opted for Python. > It seems to be on the up-rise, whereas Perl appears to be in a > decline. > Am I right? Is Perl a dying scripting language? > > Dov Levenglick > דוב לוונגליק > http://dov-levenglick.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Perl mailing list > Perl@perl.org.il > http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl > _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list Perl@perl.org.il http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
