I wouldn't knowingly start large projects in it, but I use it all the time for projects that can be done in a few days, or at most weeks. I learned it when I b

I wouldn't knowingly start large projects in it, but I use it all the time for projects that can be done in a few days, or at most weeks. I learned it when I became a manager and no longer had time for real programming but still needed to automate stuff. I stepped down to become a real programmer again but I'm ever grateful for learning Perl. It's incredibly productive.