I think that's a great comparison. Some people love Perl and some hate it, but there's no denying it was a tremendously important language in the 90s. The duct

I think that's a great comparison. Some people love Perl and some hate it, but there's no denying it was a tremendously important language in the 90s. The duct tape of the Internet. (I don't happen to like either Perl or Go myself! But I think I can see why others do.)