I think this issue is where a lot of the schism comes from - not everyone's thoughts translate well into perl.
I've tried to "get" perl a few times, and I also get tasked with maintaining legacy perl code from time to time. Perl is the only language I can't readily use without a few books and perldoc.perl.org handy. It just doesn't fit my brain - yet I can jump around in other languages with little trouble.
Maybe it's just me, but I imagine that there's others that have a similar dissonance with the language.
Re:Why Perl?
by Mithaldu on Tuesday November 15, 2011 @12:57PM
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Sometimes it takes a while to click. I abhorred `map` for the longest time, but nowadays i use it everywhere; since i read the SICP and suddenly grokked them.
I've tried to "get" perl a few times, and I also get tasked with maintaining legacy perl code from time to time. Perl is the only language I can't readily use without a few books and perldoc.perl.org handy. It just doesn't fit my brain - yet I can jump around in other languages with little trouble.
Maybe it's just me, but I imagine that there's others that have a similar dissonance with the language.