in reply to Perl slower than java

While choosing a tool to do something, You must first figure out what you want to achieve.

If I have 10 hours to cover a distance of 100 miles, I can do that using a small motorcycle easily. It makes zero sense for me to use a Ferrari instead.

Using a swiss army chainsaw where you needed to use butchers knife and then complaining that you couldn't cut meat faster has no meaning.At the same time you cannot carry butchers knife everywhere and use it in all versatile situations as the swiss army chainsaw can be used.