No. It's sad but I often have to teach younger JS and Python devs about Linux and Bash. And one aspect of Perl is as a better Bash. I honestly have no idea why

No. It's sad but I often have to teach younger JS and Python devs about Linux and Bash. And one aspect of Perl is as a better Bash. I honestly have no idea why Python got so popular in that space. Those Python guys are always amazed when I show them a much more elegant Perl solution to their problem.