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in reply to Re: Have you heard about recent startups using Perl?
in thread Have you heard about recent startups using Perl?

I have no experiences to offer, but from reading online I get the impression that some startups want a "secret weapon" with which they can out-code the competition (a la Paul Graham's Lisp war stories).

The secret weapon is CPAN. The other languages are always just about to catch up, but somehow...