Re:What Killed Perl?
by skylurk on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @03:12PM
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> No popular alternative
I can easily imagine a scenario where Julia could have taken the data science crowd and Node.js could have taken everyone else. People like Python, I guess.
Re:What Killed Perl?
by foofoo12 on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @05:37PM
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Before JS had promises, JS code was plagued with the callback pyramid of doom. You needed an advanced masters degree in masochism to endure that. I don't think Python devs would have liked that.
I can easily imagine a scenario where Julia could have taken the data science crowd and Node.js could have taken everyone else. People like Python, I guess.