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Re:Regex character "$" doesn't mean "end-of-string" by gordonfish on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:08AM (#39775018)
> I guess it shows how far off the radar Perl currently is.

This is a serious misconception. Perl is far, far from dead. The constant activity of the gargantuan CPAN library more than demonstrates very much the opposite.

I would say Perl and its community has done quite well considering it hasn't had the same mountain of corporate funds thrust into it like more highlighted have. Mainstream ain't everything.

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Re:Regex character "$" doesn't mean "end-of-string" by saghm on Thursday March 21, 2024 @07:42AM (#39777320)
I don't think "off the radar" means dead, but that people aren't generally aware of what's going on with it. I think this is actually pretty consistent with what you're saying; stuff is going on with it, but it's not on people's radar, so they don't realize it.
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Re:Regex character "$" doesn't mean "end-of-string" by gordonfish on Friday March 22, 2024 @12:07AM (#39787384)
Fair enough point.
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