Even assuming the odd "bloatware" characterization, this is irrelevant. From the article's point of view of "simple tasks", bloat or not doesn't matter; what ma

Even assuming the odd "bloatware" characterization, this is irrelevant. From the article's point of view of "simple tasks", bloat or not doesn't matter; what matter is the language syntax and features used to accomplish a task (and I'd add consistency across platforms). Regarding slim/embedded distros, it depends on the use cases, and the definition of "slim". It's hard to make broad statements on their prevalence, and regardless, I've never stated that one should use Perl instead and/or that it's "better"; only stated that the option it gives is a valid one.