Some people just don't like the language in general, simply because they don't like it. Me, I don't like Fortran - and I think my reasoning is justified, but I can assure you there is some electrical engineer who will disagree with me.

I feel lucky to have a job where I can even use Perl at all. I suppose I could use any language I choose, but it just so happens that Perl is perfect for the job. Actually before I started working there, the guy before me (who still wanders in every now and then) wrote just about everything in Qbasic. Assuming that the guy who comes in after me will have either a Java background (since that's what most colleges teach now days) or no programming background at all... I'd hate to be that guy. heh heh