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Perl isn't as popular as it was 20 years ago, but it's still very present - and now that ruby has been around as long as perl had been, I'd venture that ruby wi
by digitalsushi 8y ago
Perl isn't as popular as it was 20 years ago, but it's still very present - and now that ruby has been around as long as perl had been, I'd venture that ruby will be a smell we find in code junk drawers for decades and decades to come.
- microwavecamera 8y agoBut Perl is more than 20 years old. It was released in 1987. Even Perl 5 is 25 years old now. Now I do think Perl 6 is going to be around for a long time and will eventually fill the niche served by Perl 5 while being able to compete with modern languages.