I just find it hard to imagine that there are more than a few dozen people on the planet capable of making any significant improvements to it
And there's no reason that AnonyMonk shouldn't try to become the (few dozen+1)th.

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In reply to Re^4: Hacking Perl (I think) by FunkyMonk
in thread Hacking Perl (I think) by Anonymous Monk

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