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I come here, with a very honest intention of requesting your guidance. Please do not flame me, as I ask this not out of jest or mockery, but out of pure practical and job related perspective.

Often I have visited this site, to glean the knowledge on this beautiful language called Perl, felt amazed by it, used to a some extent to filter outputs from commands, mail them out and such. That was quite a while back.

While I hold Perl in high regards, those amongst you who use is on much regular basis, what is your opinion? Is Perl usage dwindling? Or is it still being used, just not getting a lot of limelight? In today's world where there is a lot of focus on scripting and automating stuff, where does Perl stand? Is it overshadowed by other languages to a degree where it's not being used much?

I do understand that PerlMonks is full of those who love Perl, and it is brazen of me to ask such a question here, but I know you would be honest in your replies.If one can learn only 1 language due to time and job constraints, would Perl be the right choice?

Again, I do not intend to mock or jest. So pardon my brazen questions.

In reply to About learning Perl. by Anonymous Monk

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