Ruby and Python both benefited enormously in their constant ragging on Perl. I can't even count the number of times I've heard the "Perl sucks!" mantra (often

Ruby and Python both benefited enormously in their constant ragging on Perl. I can't even count the number of times I've heard the "Perl sucks!" mantra (often from people who have little if any experience with the language). That sort of attitude reminds me of this diagram: http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9872/programmerheirarachy.jpg http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9872/programmerheirarachy...