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Programmers Aren’t So Humble Anymore—Maybe Because Nobody Codes in Perl
Perl is a messy, maddening programming language, the “duct tape of the internet.” But at least you can tell it was made by humans.
Based on one list, the companies that used Perl ranged widely: Amazon, Google, Yahoo, Deutsche Bank, Akamai, Citibank, Comcast, Morgan Stanley, Mozilla. It’s often referred to as the “duct tape of the internet,” with programmers joking that it’s a “ write-only ” language: You write in it but seldom read it (at least successfully). A single comprehensive theory or model won’t cut it in a world of exceptions and edge cases and raging complications.
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