A eulogy is normally read not by the person who killed, but by one who regrets the passing. So unless you think that Perl is like The Godfather, Pike was complimenting Perl.
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The reference to the eulogy still indicates that the "one tool, one job well" approach is dead, however. I don't believe it is. Rather, I think it's enhanced by the presence of Perl, and made both more powerful and more flexible.