Re: Keeping perl credible in the eyes of the world..

Lead by example. Write good code, and help others write good code. But try not to get too upset over Slashdot. There are dozens of posts bashing Perl on there every day. It's just the nature of the beast.

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Re^2: Keeping perl credible in the eyes of the world.. by Grygonos (Chaplain) on Jun 28, 2004 at 19:18 UTC
I know, but it just irks me. I guess I'm too overprotective of perl. It is ironic however than Slashdot is written in perl Grygonos	[reply]
Re^3: Keeping perl credible in the eyes of the world.. by perrin (Chancellor) on Jun 28, 2004 at 19:22 UTC
It irks me too, but consider this: the ability to write terrible code in Perl and have it mostly work is what made Slashdot happen in the first place.	[reply]