Re: Since I discovered Perl, I've given up:

[tbone1]

Like many, I've given up on awk, sed, and all those other tools that were once standard toolkits for Unix programmers. I have also given up NOT seeing the world as a list of things. Sad, really.

Or if you mean this Perl, then I've given up the idea of having a blue tick coon hound for the next few years.

[holli]

... that were once standard toolkits for Unix programmers ...

Why once? Just because a bunch of monks preferes Perl, doesn't mean awk and sed are outdated. Let alone shell scripting.