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> I'm still bummed that I failed to talk you in to making #!/usr/bin/javascript work back then, because I think that we were still in the window where we had a shot at smothering Perl in the crib…

It's like catching a beautiful glimpse of a future that never was.

(I might update the last three words of that sentence if I take the time to fiddle around with Node.)



I'm not a fan of Perl, and I have in fact a great deal more experience with JavaScript, but I don't see a command-line runtime and interface being sufficient to make it prevent Perl from taking over its niche.


Yeah. Javascript is quite powerful in certain respects, and I mostly prefer its syntax, but Perl is powerful, and the Perl-dedicated are capable of cranking out seemingly miraculous marvels of text processing in the amount of time that a good Javascript programmer would spend just scratching their head at the problem. (I say this without even the merest ounce of language zealotry left in me.)


I feel similarly about vim. Not my cup of tea (I'm an emacs nut), but the dedicated can churn through text like a banshee's screech through courage.

That said, I don't really work on projects or write code that necessitates being a human m4.




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