Dear fellow monks! not too long ago i read with amusement as to what happened to one of our brethen....

Never thought this would happen to my company as we are a software development firm solely using Perl to program Internet applications. Now the management wants to make a switch and use ASP instead!! (now if ain't broken, why break it!)

Not really wanting to open a can of worms, but still if fellow monks have found articles on the Internet advocating Perl, kindly post them here so that at least my bosses know that we are not alone out there... Thanks

Edit kudra, 2002-09-22 Changed link to use id syntax

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Re: Help me save Perl
by ignatz (Vicar) on Sep 21, 2002 at 11:45 UTC
    Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. ASP and Perl are not mutually exclusive things. Me, I thinks it's a nice, if rather sinister marriage. Check these links out: Perl don't need savin' from nuttin'. 
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Re: Help me save Perl
by Beatnik (Parson) on Sep 21, 2002 at 12:27 UTC
    In Damian's talk on Perl 6 (at YAPC::Eu::2002), he mentioned that when a certain language does not appear to have a future (as in, no serious updates, fixes, etc), people consider it dying. When Perl 6 was announced 2 years ago, they apparently noticed a Perl boom.

    If you have trouble convincing pointy haired bosses, send em to a Damain talk :)

    Greetz
    Beatnik
    ...Perl is like sex: if you're doing it wrong, there's no fun to it.
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Re: Help me save Perl
by rir (Vicar) on Sep 21, 2002 at 03:21 UTC
    use.perl.org

    reduce risks

    Update: Slipped to wrong link on page.

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Re: Help me save Perl
by toma (Vicar) on Sep 22, 2002 at 03:00 UTC
    See Perl Success Stories. These stories are mostly about business cases for using perl in Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

    It should work perfectly the first time! - toma

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