This will not help zigster, but here it goes:
I'm a language type of person - language as in linguistics - I like learning languages. And when I first encountered programming it was not a very pleasant experience. Then I found Perl. I started learning it and - be amazed - I found it quite easy to understand. When I got to know that Larry Wall is a linguist it became clear to me: Perl is very close to a natural language*. Just look at the Poetry section or at Obfuscation: such a wide variety of styles and expressiveness! Plus it actually can do a lot of useful things.
cooooool

neophyte

* I'm tempted to say: closer than esperanto is, but that would not be entirely right.

Update:I just found this and wanted to add the link.

In reply to I'ts cool man by neophyte
in thread What is it about perl that makes perl so cool? by zigster

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