I'm not going to comment on the potential uses of perl, or any other language for that matter. What I am going to say is this: Homogenization is exceptionally bad, and breeds in weakness. If one language were to become dominant over all others, we would see a rise in weakness associated with the limitations of that language.

I love perl. I also love java, and c. I would not like to see any one of those become dominant, as each has their own advantages and disadvantages. This sort of thinking extends far past programming languages, into operating systems, archetecure types, programming styles, etc.

My point is this: to claim perl is the 'end all' is not only dangerous, but also unhealty, and detremental to the language.
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E-Bitch
Tempora Mutantur Nos et Mutamur in Illis
"The Times are Changed Even as We are Changed in Them"

In reply to Re: Is Perl the End-All? / No Homogenization!!! by E-Bitch
in thread Is Perl the End-All? by bladx

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