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> FWIW: I'm unclear why people continue to use Perl at all Great language, large library on cpan, great eco system, people enjoy using it, they have a large co
by lilSebastian 7y ago
> FWIW: I'm unclear why people continue to use Perl at all
Great language, large library on cpan, great eco system, people enjoy using it, they have a large code base that's run fine for decades. Choose 1 or more.
> I moved on in 2011
You're right, it's all about you and what you do...
- DonHopkins 7y agoNo, it's all about evangelizing and recruiting as many other people as possible to go down with the sinking ship you've committed yourself to. The Evangelism Hole: Getting People Back to Perl http://act.yapc.eu/lpw2014/talk/5758 http://act.yapc.eu/lpw2014/talk/5758
- Grinnz 7y agoIt only sinks when people stop contributing to it. Which is a trend, but so far not a fatal one.
- lilSebastian 7y ago> No, it's all about evangelizing and recruiting as many other people as possible to go down with the sinking ship you've committed yourself to. You have no idea who I am, what I do, or what my commitments are.
- dang 7y agoHi, would you mind reviewing the site guidelines? I'm afraid your comments have already been breaking them quite a bit, and we ban accounts that do that. The idea here is to post thoughtful and substantive comments, not aggressive ones, and to avoid the flamewar style, which degrades discussion quality and provokes worse from others. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- lilSebastian 7y agoLooking at the guidelines, many of the posts I replied to are breaking these rules, yet haven't been flagged.