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This one made me smile.

Perl has always considered itself primarily a programmer-centric language, while Python has always considered itself to be more institution-centric. So in a sense it's a bit dumbed down, much like Java. You'll note both of those languages make their greatest appeal to managers.

I love it when things get difficult; after all, difficult pays the mortgage. - Dr. Keith Whites
I hate it when things get difficult, so I'll just sell my house and rent cheap instead. - perldigious
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by dmitri (Priest) on Jul 18, 2016 at 20:35 UTC
    Yes! It made me giggle out loud and I underlined those exact three sentences in my print-out.