[bjornjaja]

The problem with any language is most people don’t spend time to actually learn it to proficiency. They don’t read the books, just google a quick solution.

Perl is great because it has nuances many languages don’t, for instance sigils which allow the language to evolve safely (adding language constructs won’t clash with vars.) and “magic variables” designed to allow shortcuts like we use in spoken language. But, just like people shouldn’t use much spoken vernacular in writing, a lot of those features are designed for quick “conversations” and one-off scripts. And it should be peer reviewed before publication.

Python is great for many things too, but it’s no C++, and it’s also no Perl.