Thank you for all the work you do for Perl. May I suggest that Perl-people who make "extremely negative remarks about Perl" are not actually Perl-people but trolls posing as Perl-people? Some people promote their agenda by disrupting societies perceived as competitive, with a big smile on an unfriendly face. We need solidarity in the Programming Republic of Perl!

Statements like "Perl is dead/dying" and "really, people still work with Perl?" are so stupid they should be met with laughter and reciprocal jokes about the troll and whatever language their boss forces them to use. If they want war, give 'em hell. Just write apps in Perl that no one can live without, it's that easy!

One big difference between Perl's good old days and today is the mass commercialization of computer software. The average JAPH used to be a friendly tinkerer with a programming hobby. Now they have degrees in computer science, obsess over theoretical constructs, and have a lot to lose if their favorite language doesn't pay the rent. So we have vicious language wars...

In reply to Re^7: The Future of Perl 5 by Anonymous Monk
in thread The Future of Perl 5 by Laurent_R

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