Re:Not Your Grandfather’s Perl
by theonething on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @01:44PM
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My suspicion (not in a negative way as I'm Christian as well) is that the function was named so because of Larry's faith.
It was a simple blessing, and perhaps a reference to this interview with Larry.
To me, the language creator's faith is one more reason to use it.
https://slashdot.org/story/28204