25 Years of Perl

Randal L. Schwartz merlyn at stonehenge.com
Mon Nov 26 02:05:37 GMT 2012


>>>>> "Uri" == Uri Guttman <uri at stemsystems.com> writes:

Uri> TAP is used everywhere now. perl invented and spread it so it is universal in
Uri> the perl world.

Uri> cpan is always being copied (poorly) by other langs. they just never get the
Uri> community feeling of uploading to cpan as a cred and for sharing.

Uri> yapc has yet to be properly copied. no one else delivers more bang for the
Uri> buck and fun as well.

Uri> mjd invented lightning talks and they are at many confs now, not just lang
Uri> ones. another perl invention with no credit given.

YAML.

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