Re^4: Why is perl so frequently used for automation?

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Re^5: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by chromatic (Archbishop) on Apr 16, 2012 at 17:32 UTC
Some people believe in phrenology too, but anyone who brings measurable statistics into a discussion owes the truth the courtesy of finding verifiable (or at least falsifiable) figures.	[reply]
Re^6: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Apr 16, 2012 at 17:44 UTC
Sounds like you're unwilling to submit your cranium to scrutiny! I wonder just what you're afraid of!! Also, forgot these: !!?!	[reply]
Re^6: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 16, 2012 at 21:40 UTC
Obligatory Simpsons quote - Mr. Burns: Of course you'd say that...you have the brainpan of a stagecoach tilter!	[reply]
Re^6: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by halfcountplus (Hermit) on Apr 16, 2012 at 17:44 UTC
I assume choroba meant this specifically: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/paperinfo/tpci/Perl.html. Which may or may not be of interest, but does appear to be based on "verifiable (or at least falsifiable) figures" (and I don't see why TIOBE would falsify them).	[reply]
Re^7: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by chromatic (Archbishop) on Apr 16, 2012 at 18:37 UTC
‘TIOBE’ does appear to be based on "verifiable (or at least falsifiable) figures"... No one's been able to reproduce them. (They confused a web browser with a language implementation for several months!) They're based on bad assumptions. No one's done TIOBE better because it's meaningless to do the wrong things better. See TIOBE or not TIOBE – “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” for one explanation. Also, unlike science, they don't release raw data sets.	[reply]
Re^8: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by halfcountplus (Hermit) on Apr 16, 2012 at 20:32 UTC
Re^7: Why is perl so frequently used for automation? by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Apr 16, 2012 at 22:27 UTC
Even if you believe in tiobe, this graph does not support JavaFan's taunt that "the haydays of Perl where in the mid to late 90s" [sic]. That graph indicates that "Perl's tiobe haydays" were 2003-2005. At least that's what I see. So I doubt JavaFan had tiobe in mind when making his "haydays" wisecrack.	[reply]