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Re:Perl - the Detroit of scripting languages by mhurron on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @12:22PM (#6134883)
Wait, you think opening and reading files of various sizes is a narrow case for a language named Practical Extraction and Report Language?
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Re:Perl - the Detroit of scripting languages by TylerE on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @12:35PM (#6134983)
In the case of arguing for general relevance, yes.

It's like saying: Hey, all I do is bang in nails! The hammer is only tool anyone ever needs!

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