Is it just me, or are there others out there who would like to see Perl being used in a more widespread fashion, not just by web script jockeys?
I'd like to see Perl used for what's it good at doing. This is obviously a lot of things, one of them being writing CGI scripts. This isn't a bad thing, it's what attracts a lot of people to Perl in the first place and enables them to learn what other roles Perl can fill.
The idea that someone wouldn't ask a question here because they view the site as too CGI centered is silly. If you look around the site and see who frequents it, you'll realize that the chances of a question going over everyone's heads is pretty close to zero.
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