This has been one of the more interesting meditations of late. There are points to be made on both sides, but I think I come down a little more on amelinda's side.

Why?

Because I have found Perl to be an extremely adaptable language -- much like a swimming pool. I started in the shallow end, using perl for quick-and-dirty substitutions and string rearrangements. As my experience increased, I found myself venturing out further into the pool, even to the point of being over my head. As my skills evolved, and continue to evolve, I find myself doing things I never considered while I was still wading in the shallow end.

Perl is a language that can be used by the neophyte and the expert alike, and be of great use to both ends of the continuum.

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"Computeri non cogitant, ergo non sunt"