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[probably shameless plug] I first intended to write this as an answer, but I ended up with a complete blog post:

http://programming.tudorconstantin.com/2015/01/perl-already-...

Watch out for whoever says that Perl is an ancient technology, because they're either ignorant and completely clueless about what's really happening in the world of computer programming, or they have hidden agendas.

That's a strong statement. Are you quite sure those are the only two possibilities?

There's this Perl book called Modern Perl. It is written to help others learn about the new technologies available to Perl world. Do you know about the book? oh, you wrote it :) So yeah, if they don't have hidden agendas and they say that writing Perl apps means writing apps in an old fashion, the only possible alternative is to be ignorant :)

I think Perl didn't win. I don't know the specific context of Romania, but from where I sit, it's unlikely I'll get paid to program in it in the foreseeable future, if ever.

What's my hidden agenda in agreeing with this article over yours?

The article has valid points. Hidden agenda is when people say that writing Perl is equivalent to using ancient technologies, solely because Perl had its popularity peak in the nineties - and this might also be a reason why you can't be paid for doing Perl - who would want legacy technologies in their stack?

It's just that, well, it isn't legacy. It's more up to date and much more robust than many of the hip languages.

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