What I would like to see in posts like this is a description of the kinds of programs the author thinks are great candidates for this language over others, mayb

What I would like to see in posts like this is a description of the kinds of programs the author thinks are great candidates for this language over others, maybe with an acknowledgement of the other options and a comparison of why (in this case) Perl might be a better choice. I see a lot of the things listed that they think are strengths, but many of them are shared by other languages that don't have the negatives (even if a lot of those negatives are just perceived) - so why should I choose Perl in 2021? I have professionally written a few languages in my life that the zeitgeist would consider "dead" - what I always see in those communities is a lot of people crying that they aren't dead like something out of monty python - and that its "actually a great language", but no real pitch about _how_ that would apply to the prospective people who might pick it up. These conversations always come across as delusional, fan-boyish, and the opinions of people who feel pot committed to the language they've spent so much time in and are not willing or able to pivot, begging people not to think that they chose poorly. I truly don't know if this applies to Perl, I certainly have opinions long held and maybe things have changed over the years, but in a world with so many great options today, to make a dent you have to paint a picture for people to convince them to give it a shot.