A well reasoned and presented series of arguments in pro (mostly) of many language options. However it is a bit confusing to me who the intended audience is. T

A well reasoned and presented series of arguments in pro (mostly) of many language options. However it is a bit confusing to me who the intended audience is. The decision criteria--choose this language if...--seem a little beyond what a novice or would-be programmer can answer with certainty ("Pick Perl if: ...your mind fits the mind of Perl."). For someone looking to expand his/her programming repertoire, perhaps a goal-oriented approach would also be useful? (systems, Web, mobile, desktop programming, etc.) And a seasoned hacker probably won't be in need of this help. I enjoyed reading it, but then, I'm not at the moment trying to decide what language to pick.