It's that day again, my Monk Day. I'm up to 22 years on this site, and as the title says, probably 25 years noodling around with Perl. What a long, strange trip it's been.

I still host the monthly Perl Mongers monthly meeting in Toronto, and our discussion in November edged over to which editor people used. Like anything else, you use whatever tool works best for you. I'm very impressed by people who use emacs -- it seems insanely complicated. Using tmux with one panel as an editor and another as a bash prompt, is about as complicated as I get.

Perl's the same situation -- if it's a tool you like and can get things done with, great. If there's a new shiny thing you prefer, great. I'm too old to be swayed by people saying, "Oh, no one uses Perl anymore." I use it, thus negating their generalization.

Dare I say .. here's to another 22 years? :)

Edit: OK, I got my quip this time: 

Happy Monkday!!1!
You've been here 22 invigorating years.
Did you make a wish?

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Nope, no wish. Just a reminder that I hear in my head, now and again: "Your fear is boring." Just keep moving.

Also, Happy Winter Solstice, for all those that observe.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

In reply to 22 years, and about a quarter century of Perl by talexb

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