[abiogenesis]

> If you still write Perl code like it’s 1991 then maybe itcs not maintainable.

This is probably one of the issues with Perl. You can still write Python code like it's 1991 and it will still be readable and maintainable.

[virtue3]

no you cant, cuz 2.x python wont work in 3.x ;)

[abiogenesis]

Fair enough, but note that the discussion topic is "writing xyz code like it's 1991", which doesn't exclude using a modern compiler.