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Yes, Perl's package ecosystem CPAN (the "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network") was lightyears ahead of other systems at the time (late 90s / early 2000s), it pro
by ThePhysicist 6y ago
Yes, Perl's package ecosystem CPAN (the "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network") was lightyears ahead of other systems at the time (late 90s / early 2000s), it provided modules for everything, which made you so incredibly productive. You need a DNS library? Just go to CPAN. CGI functionality? CPAN. Parsing some obscure file format? CPAN.
Really sad it lost so much traction in the last decade, I partially blame it on the failed Perl6 endeavour. I also mostly use Python these days but looking at my old Perl scripts Python really doesn't come close in terms of succintness.