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Why I didn't stick with Perl (although if you did that's OK with me):

- I discovered that a more modern language allowed me to do more with less, more elegantly

- Rails

- metaprogramming

- fun




Why I stuck with Perl (just some of my reasons!):

- I discovered more about the Perl language which allowed me to do more with less, more elegantly

- Moose

- metaprogramming

- fun (which is one thing Perl has always been IMHO).


Now you know you can't claim it does those things elegantly ;)


"elegantly" - def: pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

I certainly find most of the Perl I write to be pleasing and stylish!

"troll" - def: a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community

Considering your account was created just seconds before you left your comment then i can claim at least this to be true :)


Why not? It's a matter of taste.


It truly is a matter of taste. The fact that you write something one way in Perl and a different way in Ruby mostly boils down to preference.

Metaprogramming in Perl? True metaprogramming?


Metaprogramming in Perl? True metaprogramming?

Yep. While it is generally easier todo in Ruby I find that you often hit limitations sooner than with Perl.




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