* Posts by hackmagic

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Official: Perl the most hated programming language, say devs

hackmagic

Re: Perl.... Arrggh

Hmm, the trouble with the English language is that it is born out of an interpretation of the world around us, as we sequentially encounter it and respond to it in complex and convoluted ways. Mathematics (for the last 2000 years) has made good progress distilling and abstracting the inherent mess that is the organisation of the human mind into it's branch called logic. This benefits software development by allowing a more or less uniform way to express problems and their solutions. Some might even go so far as to talk about computer 'science'. This implies standardisation. Whilst i grant you that software is written in computer 'languages', it is frankly a grotesque regression to try to implement software development in the style of a human language (and thus mind). The ideas expressed in language and the mind are greatly open to interpretation, making the interaction based on that massively error prone (ever misunderstood anyone and got annoyed, argued or in a fight? Many people have literally died over these issues). Sadly Perl is no different. It is the interpretation of a single mind and all it's quirks, and instead of allowing you to be a scientist, with all the standards and ability to communicate rationally with your peers, Perl forces you to adopt the style of a madman.

Regular Expression support side, Perl is INSANE!!!!!!!!

Obviously i'm late to the party here, but if I can stop one more person learning Perl, i'll take all the flak needed