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Only 5 years ago, everybody would be singing and shouting "perl".
Nowadays it is python that has taken this position (even though Perl is still there and can do so much more).
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20 years ago - perl
10 years ago - python
Nowadays - go
Go isn't a scripting language
Go isn’t a scripting language, and it isn’t a system language either, despite what Wikipedia currently says. To be a system language, a language should support assembly language and shouldn’t require an embedded garbage collector. And if you’re going to make a compiled language anyway, why not make it capable of system work? Go is a platypus that’s popular with devops for some reason—probably Google’s clout in the industry.
The one thing Go does have going for is performance. It compiles and runs pretty fast. It isn't as fast as C but it is very close.
And it has a pretty excellent stdlib.
Perl is a pain to work with
Python is a lot less pain
Even after using CPAN ? I found Perl to be much more "manageable" than Python.
Python with Venv and Pip at least works as expected. Which makes it easier.
Python has a clean syntax and is popular. I can't say the same for Perl. Also I'm not sure if Perl is cross platform.
Why would you say that Perl “can do so much more” than Python? That assertion sounds indefensible.
LOL It is one of the most well known things about perl that the language is as mighty as probably no other programming language.
https://en.philosophy.perlzemi.com/blog/20190911130832.html
Right, so you’ve got nothing to back it up. Sure, 1990s, let’s get you back to bed.