Let's see: terse syntax, sigils ($str, @array, %hash), weak typing. Many years ago (like 10+) I used to use it for one off scripts, but I now use Python for tho

Let's see: terse syntax, sigils ($str, @array, %hash), weak typing. Many years ago (like 10+) I used to use it for one off scripts, but I now use Python for those. 20+ years ago, I used it for CGI scripts, but that paradigm is basically totally obsolete.