I tried to stay civil and such, but it was pushing my buttons more than a bit

Could it be that this fuckwit "Alexander" is trying to troll you ?
(Do you know who he is ? Is he a genuine Vim developer ? ... or just some dickhead who decided to provide a half-smart reply to your question ?)

I mean ... what sort of justification is "not very trendy these days" ?
Do we need to inject the phrase "really sick" into our documentation at every opportunity ?

I'd be inclined to ask him (quite earnestly) how we might make improvements to perl in the area of trendiness, and see what unfolds.
If he *is* trolling, then you sort of play into his hands by displaying your hostility to his ridiculous assertion. (And, let's face it, you haven't done a very good job of hiding your hostility in your proposed reply ... for which I don't blame you at all.)

Unfortunately , if he's not trolling, then I think choroba has pretty much nailed it ... and you might as well give it to him with as many barrels as you have at your disposal :-)

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re: A response? by syphilis
in thread Something to meditate on -- the need for a trendy perl? by perl-diddler

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