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Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin
Tons of people use languages because they're familiar, not because they're 'right'.
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I agree. see
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showpo...0&postcount=34
Quote:
Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin
Perl is what you had in the late 90s. It still exists. Should it be used by, oh, say, a bank? Depends on the task. Should it be used to parse XML? Depends on the task;
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FreeBSD and Linux date back to the early 90s. They still exist. Should they be used by, oh, say.... you get my point
Just because something has a long history or was popular many years ago, it doesn't mean it's obsolete or hasn't grown/evolved/matured...