At my own peril, I'll respond in the affirmative.

Perl is a great tool. So is Java... Python... COBOL... Each tool has its strength and weakness. One can write application X in language Y, just like one can use a hammer to drive screws.

I worked with one guy who was the resident expert on Lotus Notes. He kept on and on about how great Notes was. He would get irate if it was even suggested that Notes wasn't the greatest tool ever made.

Over the course of discussing an issue he was having, this guy said that he had been working on this particular application... for the same client... for over four years. Yes, this was his primary client.

I found out later that he was a former FoxPro guy who used FoxPro for everything, whether it called for it or not... Until Notes became his new hammer.

The caveat is... if your salary depends upon sculpting with a screwdriver, pick up a set or find someplace that knows how the tool is supposed to be used.

Cē

In reply to Re: When to use perl by cciulla
in thread When to use perl by bobdeath

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