Perl Is Undead

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Posted by samzenpus on Monday June 23, 2014 @10:08AM from the go-ahead-and-watch dept.

Ptolemarch writes At the Yet Another Perl Conference beginning today in Orlando, the first keynote squarely blamed Slashdot for starting the "Perl is Dead" meme in 2005. Let's be clear: if Perl was ever dead, it must now be undead. If you can't be at YAPC, you can still watch it live.

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$_ to that? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-06-23 10:11 · Score: 3, Funny

Congregation: $_
Pastor: $_.
1. Re:$_ to that? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2014-06-23 13:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Perl 6 is about love, care, tolerance and friendship.
  Well, it clearly isn't about deadlines!
  
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2. Re:$_ to that? by Mjlner · 2014-06-23 19:48 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Perl 6 is about love, care, tolerance and friendship.
  Well, it clearly isn't about deadlines!
  No, it's about undeadlines!
  I can understand you not bothering to RTFA, but at least you could RTFSubject! Some people... Sheesh!
  
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sure you want to go with 'undead' ? by mooingyak · 2014-06-23 10:15 · Score: 3, Funny

It means that the uninfected humans have to shoot it in the head. Or stake it through the heart. And quickly, before things get worse.

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1. Re:sure you want to go with 'undead' ? by narcc · 2014-06-23 11:47 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Slashdot reminds me of the townspeople in "The Simpsons" the way the majority opinion changes.
  It wasn't that long ago that Perl was a darling, loved by all, with indecipherable code flowing freely in sigs and comments. Many even seemed to take pride in creating and sharing the most obtuse code imaginable.
  Now it's, apparently, the worst thing ever that no one in their right mind would use for even the most trivial task.
  Oh, Slashdot. When will you build a monorail?
  
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  Required reading for internet skeptics
Re:2005 eh? by ArcadeMan · 2014-06-23 10:38 · Score: 4, Funny

How about "Perl 6 is DNF's retarded cousin?"

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Re:Modern Weak Languages by Sez+Zero · 2014-06-23 10:54 · Score: 4, Funny

What's the difference between a hipster and a Perl hipster?

A hipster liked it before it was cool and doesn't now. A Perl hipster liked it when it was cool, and still does.