A really great video was released by Computerphile on YouTube that features an interview with Brian Kernighan. The whole interview is great but it's nearly 30 minutes.

If you want to see some of his view on PERL you can jump to around the 13 minute mark.

Brian on Perl

Full Vid starting at beginning

Seriously, it's worth listening to the entire clip.

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