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Re:Improving your (Python) code with modern idioms by __alexs on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @04:27AM (#3942763)
You could probably make similar arguments about Perl 5.
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Re:Improving your (Python) code with modern idioms by cageface on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @04:55AM (#3942810)
The difference is that Perl 5 had a ton of warts that really needed fixing but the Perl 6 cavalry never showed up.

Ruby isn't perfect but it isn't 1/10th the mess that Perl 5 is.

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