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Re:What Killed Perl? by culi on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @04:48PM (#45985745)
IMO javascript was a valid alternative. Easy to learn and easy to run. That's the main things needed for academic work

Python had a history of tooling/libraries that made it well ingrained into academia

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Re:What Killed Perl? by maleldil on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @05:30PM (#45986209)
Javascript didn't have the same FFI story with C/Fortran as Python. That's what allowed libraries such as numpy, scipy, pandas, etc. to flourish.
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