in reply to Why do people say 'Perl' is dead?!?!
Perl is very much a niche language.
It may seem like an easy language to learn, but it is the hardest language to master. Perl's philosophy of 'There's more than one way to do it' can be a serious problem. If there are n number of ways to do something, it means you have to know all n number of ways because you do not know what 'way' another programmer may employ.
I am guessing the average programmer gives up on Perl.
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