3 ms·It works because they both get shit on unfairly today. There’s still no substitute for either of them.by mulmen 3y agoIt works because they both get shit on unfairly today. There’s still no substitute for either of them.Cyberdog 3y agoAs I said above, there are dozens if not hundreds of substitutes for Perl (as a general-purpose scripting language) now.cutler 3y agoFor one-liners not quite so many. Only Ruby comes close.