To me Perl is the monk's language. Not very friendly monks either. Solitary monks, except when they're talking about the virtues of Perl with each other. Except

To me Perl is the monk's language. Not very friendly monks either. Solitary monks, except when they're talking about the virtues of Perl with each other. Except within intentional cloisters, it's not a good language to use for largescale or outward looking projects.