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What's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language? (programming.dev)
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[–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Incorrect. Perl does the same just as well, and it's a language that actually makes sense while also being uglier.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In my experience Perl is a write-only language. Coming in behind someone else and fixing or writing their code is often slower than just rewriting it

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