I've long resisted the urge to reply but...

With that said Perl really needs better armament if it is to withstand the needs of today's programmers.

Name calling apart... agreable, after all! But then...

What this really boils down to is a lack of ruby-like-agility on some Perl programmers, namely not using tabs.

Haha! No, seriously: Haha! Perhaps you should seriously consider the possibility of investigating Whitespace. Seems better suited than Perl to withstand the needs of today's programmers.