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I have heard the same from Management and fellow developers over the last 5 years or so, eg. "we should start new development in Python or Java".

Reasons why I believe this is so:

Python is often taught in universities, Perl is not. So it's more likely to find someone, especially a recent graduate, who can "hit the ground running" in that language.
Most APIs normally have a library in Python rather than Perl (from what I can see anyway - although normally you can find something on CPAN - but "path of least resistance")
Go into any bookshop and find the "Computing" section - I think you will see more Python books than Perl. OK, I'll find a book online to learn Mojolicious or Dancer... oh, there isn't any. Whats that? There is one but it is in German?
there seems to be more Python jobs than Perl jobs (so "everyone is recognizing Python as the way to go")
Python/Django has a lot of mindshare among large web-apps. I can't think of a single well-known website using Perl with Dancer/Mojolicious/Catalyst. I do know these frameworks are used internally in many organizations though but they don't get the same exposure.
Python is the defacto language to do stuff with the Raspberry Pi, the wildly popular cheap computer.
comments I've heard from other developers: "Perl is not a modern langauge, so I use Python", "what are all those symbols/sigils? Yuck."
Perl (the community) has a perception of being a bit elitetist and not n00b friendly. Look at PerlMonks for god sake, to post this I need to use "PerlMonks-approved HTML".
Being a developer has become a lot more accessible so you don't have to be a massive geek and wear a huge beard to write something. I can get Ubuntu and install it for free easily and it'll "just work", clone code from github and away I go. No longer do I have to hand-hack my X86 config, compile my Perl and waste hours with Makefiles. Such neo-geeks are going to want something that lets them be productive and they look at what is popular or "#trending".
Good Perl people are getting harder and more expensive to find.
Perl/CGI/mod_perl was at one time the go-to technology: now there is now more choice among web frameworks: Python/Django, PHP/CodeIgniter/Sli, Ruby/Sinatra etc etc - all with proven sites out there and large vibrant user communities, books, training courses etc

In reply to Re: Migrating from Perl to other language? Why would someone do that? by electrosphere
in thread Migrating from Perl to other language? Why would someone do that? by pmu

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