To me, weakly type languages offer the opportunity to "get the job done". In the Java world as with many other strongly typed languages, design is a very important aspect of the development process, this can often dampen the enthusiasm.

Maybe it's because the type of problems you can solve in perl give instant gratification.

Maybe it's because perl is ideal for solving small problems (as well as large ones). I don't think I'd get java out if I wanted a quick stat of an Apache log file.

Ponder ... ponder ...

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Brother Marvell