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November 06, 2009

Perl far from dead, more popular than you think

In short, Perl is alive and kicking. A new version, Perl 6, is on its way but still under development. Although Perl may never recapture its glory days of the early Web in the ‘90s, it isn’t dying on us anytime soon. It has become the gray-haired distinguished old gentleman next to the young hotheads like Python and PHP.

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Nov 6, 2009 12:49:21 PM | Web/Tech

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I just like saying the word 'Perlbawlz'. It makes me laugh.

Posted by: Andy Wibbels | November 06, 2009 at 01:01 PM

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