http://www.perlmonks.org?node_id=815207

tm2383 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, I know it is an exciting time for current Perl users with Perl 6 being in development at the minute and the parrot virtual machine well into development. However, for the new programmer, is Perl the way to go? Are new start ups still opting for Perl, or is most of Perl recruitment in the management of legacy code? The reason that I am asking is that I see so much being posted about Python and Ruby at the minute that I am unsure where Perl slots into the equation.

Thanks for any advice, Tim