New version of vim came out for windows... had x86 support -- went to look -- had support for running scripts in Lua, Ruby, Python 2 and Python 3 and no perl.

I asked if it was an error, and 1 version of perl might not be needed vs. 2 for python.

The reply I got: 

Dear Linda,

It feels like Perl is not very trendy these days. Support for that man
+y languages was added because certain popular plugins are written par
+tly (or fully) in these languages rather than Vim Script. Python is p
+robably the most popular language for extending Vim right now, perhap
+s after Vim Script. Ruby goes next, then Lua. But I've never came acr
+oss a single plugin which would rely on Perl to be honest. May I ask 
+why you think that Perl is so important for that Vim distribution?

Regards,
Alexander

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I doubt benchmarks on multiple thread execution would be considered trendy. Ideas? Thoughts? Examples or counterpoints?

In reply to Something to meditate on -- the need for a trendy perl? by perl-diddler

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