Other posters have spoken on the technical reasons not to use Perl. Basically, anytime you have to do something faster than a human can respond in less than (essentially) infinite RAM, you might not want Perl (but Perl will probably still do a decent job).

On another note, a lot of people discuss the fact if all you have is a hammer, everything you see is a nail. A lot of languages are like this. However, Perl isn't just a hammer. It is a complete toolbox, with a bulldozer and 90-foot crane, even! This makes it pre-eminently suited to nearly any job you would want to tackle. (And, frankly, nearly every job you would want to tackle with it, some kind soul already has contributed a module in CPAN to help.)

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In reply to Re: Is there ever a time Perl is the wrong choice? by dragonchild
in thread Is there ever a time Perl is the wrong choice? by Marza

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