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[-] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

I shudder at the thought of the ancient 1000+ lines Perl scripts.. The seal must not be broken

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Perl and regex are modern day black magic

[-] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I honestly still use Perl for small scripts as a Bash alternative. It is very powerful and is already installed everywhere. I just try not to use it for things others might have to work on..

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