Hi Rolf

Nice article. The truth is of course that all languages have their uses. I took a long time choosing to use Perl, between Python, Perl and C++. I chose Perl, because I figured it had a shorter learning curve, higher productivity, a huge library of existing code (CPAN) and an active and centralised support community. I suspected Python might have higher productivity, but it didn't have a CPAN or a PerlMonks. I loved the idea of C++, enforcing rigour like an engineering discipline, I thought it probably had a lower productivity, and I just felt I didn't have the bandwidth to handle it. Finally, Perl seems to be more like a system glue. You can pretty much stick anything together with it. So, I'm a firm believer in Perl, I don't think it's going to disappear overnight, but there are some things I'd like to have in C++, maybe a spot of real-time video-frame processing, or a sensitive encryption algorithm, for instance. I'd prototype in Perl, because that's where I'm comfortable and then click the IDE button, switch between languages. Hey Presto and Voila!

Regards

Steve