maybe perl code is a bit unreadable at times, but its documentation is very readable. Just look at: https://perldoc.perl.org/perlfunc#Perl-Functions-by-Categor

maybe perl code is a bit unreadable at times, but its documentation is very readable. Just look at: https://perldoc.perl.org/perlfunc#Perl-Functions-by-Category https://perldoc.perl.org/perlfunc#Perl-Functions-by-Category All the standard library ordered as links, by categories that actually make sense! Also perl5 used to be very accessible, even the parser error message made actual sense. I think that a lot of care has been put into these details, and that this attention to details did have a role in the success of the language.