Larry Wall, as quoted in Re^7: Curious about Perl's strengths in 2018, nailed it in two hammerings while it took me 20:

Perl has always considered itself primarily a programmer-centric language, while Python has always considered itself to be more institution-centric. So in a sense it's a bit dumbed down, much like Java. You'll note both of those languages make their greatest appeal to managers.

Of course what he says is not divine law. My very limited experience agrees though.

Regarding JavaScript (JS/ES), interesting article here (https://auth0.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-javascript/) about the influence of Java on JS/ES and the climate and politics it was created in, e.g. Netscape. Reminds me of a Huckleberry Finn of languages vs the Tom Sawyers and, god forbid, the Sid Sawyers. Brrrrrr. So maybe JS/ES was created as a child who escaped the attention of parents and plays all day long on the street (picture: fire hydrants splashing water). Could JS/ES be the last of that breed? Has any other child been allowed to play all day long since 2000?

bliako

In reply to Re^5: Curious about Perl's strengths in 2018 -- freedom by bliako
in thread Curious about Perl's strengths in 2018 by Crosis

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