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[–] rbos 1 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

It certainly has its issues. I find that the things people have trouble with are the things I tend to like about it. Of course, reading it later is a problem sometimes. :)

Write only language!

I still reach for it sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The point of code is to be read by other humans, not just computers.

[–] rbos 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Sure. Nothing stopping you writing readable well commented perl. Just avoid some of the more terse statements. It can be a challenge though.

Shrug. If you don't like Perl, don't use it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

But I want to mock it good-naturedly, too.

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