Perl Is unDead

By Michael Schwern (‎Schwern‎) from PDX.pm
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 08:15 AM
Duration: 20 minutes
Target audience: Lightning
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Tags: brains meme perception rant social zombie

The perception that nobody uses Perl anymore, that "Perl is dead", has taken hold in the non-Perl world. This simple piece of FUD is self-perpetuating and self-fulfilling. How did it come about, why should we fight it and how?