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So Perl is like Java then: the language sucks but the platform is great?

• jrockway 18y ago
  Perl is the syntax, CPAN is the language. So no.
  • tptacek 18y ago
    Isn't that a bit like saying "C is the syntax, and all of computing is the language"?
    • deleted 18y ago
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    • jrockway 18y ago
      Yes, in the sense that the pattern of the sentence is "$foo is the syntax, $bar is the language." Semantically, however, no.