I think you made an interesting point, but IMHO it should be generalized: > Every programmer who loves Perl should ask him/herself I think this should read "E

I think you made an interesting point, but IMHO it should be generalized: > Every programmer who loves Perl should ask him/herself I think this should read "Every programmer who loves any technology should ask him/herself [...]". Asking this question may be a great way to learn more deeply about the technology. I don't think that Perl is special in this regard. > Is this a case of Stockholm Syndrome? Not if the programmer acknowledges there's problems with Perl, but loves it anyway; not if the programmer has experience with other technologies that have different strengths and weaknesses.