20 ms·

Forget Perl. I used to randomly do a thing or two in it because it seems like "there's a CPAN for that". Once in a great, great while I'll have a script that'

Forget Perl. I used to randomly do a thing or two in it because it seems like "there's a CPAN for that". Once in a great, great while I'll have a script that's part of something that needs a change. But I won't write it if I don't have to. Why would I? Python has too many advantages and also has all the libraries I could want. My co-workers know it, it's easy to read and write...

whartung 4y ago
> I used to randomly do a thing or two in it because it seems like "there's a CPAN for that". Yea, historically, every time I followed that siren song of "there's a CPAN for that", it inevitably led to ruin and tears. I found my CPAN experience to be buggy, fiddly, and overall unsuccessful. It's what drove me away from the eco-system entirely.