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I used Perl for a lot data processing, mostly text. That time, our machine learning code was mostly C/C++. Perl slowly died before the big frameworks took off.
by powerapple 5y ago
I used Perl for a lot data processing, mostly text. That time, our machine learning code was mostly C/C++. Perl slowly died before the big frameworks took off. It didn't compete with Python to be honest. Of course, even if there was a direct battle between Perl and Python, Python would probably win anyway.
- tyingq 5y agoI do find Perl much easier for manipulating text files, file names, and the sorts of things where bash or awk are too tedious. Then there's a line where something like Python becomes more attractive. Perl is still a lot faster than Python for many tasks too...the Perl devs seems to spend more time optimizing certain paths. Or perhaps "everything is an object" in Python slows everything down?