in reply to My First LinkedIn Article On Perl

"However, I've been seeing a lot of negative stuff spread against Perl and could never figure out why."

Because most people are ignorant, and have contempt prior to investigation. These people have no critical thinking ability whatsoever.

The vast majority of people who put Perl down are people who have never written a single line of Perl code in their life, or who tried to write a line of Perl, but have attention spans as short as my pinky finger. They are simply "me too" folks, jumping on the latest fad bandwagon, just to watch them jump off to join the next one that rolls through town, all the while bashing anything the other folks who are on the latest bandwagon bash. It's called attention whoring.

I give it no thought whatsoever.

PS. I gave up on all social media five years ago, and LinkedIn was the last to go sometime last year after I realized it had devolved into not much more than Facebook, so unless you re-post your article here, I won't be reading it. Besides... I've been involved in Perl for 20 years with more than 50 published Perl distributions, so I need absolutely no convincing about the flexibility, efficacy, simplicity, efficiency and joys of the Perl language, and its core community.

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Re^2: My First LinkedIn Article On Perl
by pritesh_ugrankar (Monk) on Jan 01, 2021 at 17:26 UTC

    Hi,

    Thanks for the comment. Of course, the article is not meant for someone at your level of skill. It is meant for those who are at my skill level and on a lookout for a good language to automate stuff. I will post the article here anyways.

    However, if I may add, it is folks like you who really need to write such articles more than someone like me. With your vast and deep knowledge you could do far more than I can with such articles, however, as you've mentioned, you are off the social media which I understand and respect. Thank you once again and wish you a very happy new year.

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      I've been writing articles about Perl for almost two decades. My interest in trying to convince anyone to use X or Y is long gone. I use Perl because it is very, very useful and enjoyable to me, and I don't personally care at all what anyone else uses, nor do I care if people are out there bashing Perl (justifiably or not).

      I find much more enjoyment in providing assistance and guidance for those who already have interest in Perl, and are trying to further their learning, not in trying to persuade people into using it. I also very much enjoy continuing my learning of the language, because I still very frequently do learn new things (in fact, I'm pretty sure I have at least one question in SoPW that's still active).

      Note that I am fluent in four languages, and can get by very well in several more than that. Perl is the only language where I have any interest in its communities. If that's not enough of an endorsement, oh well.

      With all of that perceivably negative verbiage stated, I do commend you on bearing the new generation's Perl torch, enlightening those who would otherwise be uninformed about the benefits of Perl.

      Cheers,

      -stevieb

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        in fact, I'm pretty sure I have at least one question in SoPW that's still active

        which one(s)? Not that I think I'm qualified tho. Just to bring it or them up again.

        perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'
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Re^2: My First LinkedIn Article On Perl
by Bod (Parson) on Jan 01, 2021 at 17:43 UTC
    I gave up on all social media five years ago, and LinkedIn was the last to go sometime last year after I realized it had devolved into not much more than Facebook

    I very rarely watch any television but just before the festive break my Head of Marvelous Marketing suggested I watch The Social Dilemma so I watched it last night! Hugely powerful and caused my partner to frantically turn off many of the notifications on her mobile!

    Last year I seriously considered taking my business completely off social media as it takes up over 70% of our promotion time and 68% of our marketing budget. But that would be a big step when 56% of our customer leads come through social media, mostly Facebook.

    Much as I'd love to come away from social media personally, it's all but impossible when it also pays the bills. Although I do often wonder why I bother with LinkedIn!

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      Yeah, I don't watch TV either, and haven't had cable for 15+ years. I have some ol' reliable things downloaded that I'll throw on from time-to-time, like an episode of "The Waltons" or something, but I got so fed up with commercials and the outright crap that's presented anymore I stopped.

      I understand the business justification for social media, because that is a valid justification. I have no need there. The false dopamine pleasure from those Likes is destroying the human. Jesus, people are getting pleasure from feedback, yet since they are phony and fake online, it's all false! They are living in, and getting pleasure from pure falsehoods and make-believe. People looking down at their phones all the time makes me absolutely sick and disgusted. Next time you walk down the street, pay attention to how many people make eye contact with you compared to how many are blindly walking along looking down at their phone.

      Fsck, sit in a restaurant and pay attention to the tables. The vast majority of people, even at the same table, aren't even communicating or looking at one another. Again, they are on their phones.

      Not for me. I don't even spend time with anyone who can't go out for a bite to eat, a walk, a drive or anything if they can't leave their damned phone alone for an hour... or hell, five minutes.

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        Some time ago I decided that my phone's place, smart or not, is left of my keyboard. I'm not taking it with me to let Google spy on my ways, or let someone haul me back in with a large, invisible rope whilst I'm out in the woods with my dog. People can reach me when on duty, and when I decide to be available.

        More off-topic, it looks like my IT career is coming to an end - if there was any career at all, that's not what I pursue. At least making a living from that is ending. So, less attached, and less harm done.

        perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'
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