There are programmers then there are duffers.

A programmer will look at ANY tool (perl, VB, c, python, COBOL, Assembly, etc.) to see if it will satisfy his/her needs.

A duffer says, "That looks like line noise."

A programmer looks at other's code and says, "What can I learn from this?" (Even if it's how not to do something.)

A duffer says, "That sucks."

If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.