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by amiga386 274 days ago
See also the little-known website Booking.com
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patates 274 days ago
booking uses Perl? that's one of the web sites that gives me the irrational "the backend must be Java" feeling. can't explain why though.
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lysace 274 days ago
Got curious. Seems like they have been a heavy Perl shop from the beginning.

Their backend developer job ads appear to be oddly programming language neutral which I assume means they're still using Perl a lot. (Been there, done that, when recruiting for work in an unusual programming language.)

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whilenot-dev 274 days ago
I don't think they're comparable... I read stories on how a paid reservation at Booking.com isn't a guaranteed stay at a hotel. Geizhals gives you the stock and availability infos right on the results page. Seems like one is making better use of Perl that the other.
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