That whole section talking about Python seems like sour grapes, or making up excuses why Perl gave up so much mindshare to everything else. Python and Ruby bea

That whole section talking about Python seems like sour grapes, or making up excuses why Perl gave up so much mindshare to everything else. Python and Ruby beat out Perl because they released new versions and responded to and kept up with changes in the software industry, while Perl stagnated for 15 years, making incremental point releases to Perl 5 while struggling with the boondoggle that is Perl 6.