It definitely can be a reason. You need someone to maintain it, which means you need a Perl expert. Perl is relatively hard to hire for, and you really do nee

It definitely can be a reason. You need someone to maintain it, which means you need a Perl expert. Perl is relatively hard to hire for, and you really do need an expert in most cases, the Perl language being what it is. Unlike, say, Go or Python, you can't just hire someone that "knows" Perl, you probably do need an expert.