Ya those were my thoughts exactly, and I used Perl heavily for several years. The number two feature they listed was released more than 22 years ago. Perl is

Ya those were my thoughts exactly, and I used Perl heavily for several years. The number two feature they listed was released more than 22 years ago. Perl is fine for certain tasks, I have no problem with people who choose to use it, but at a certain point I'd argue it's better to learn a new language than try to use Perl for a new type of task.