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Old 06-21-2008, 01:23 PM
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Default Re: perl language - is it dying?

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Originally Posted by landscapeforms View Post
I'm told perl is a dying language, not being taught in colleges and therefore it's hard to hire staff to support our site. It is recommended that we migrate the site to a microsoft language and server.
99 % Microsoft marketing BS.

Perl is a bit out of fashion, but it is still a very valid choice. PHP is the most popular web langage today. Serious PHP programmers are able to write Perl programs after less than 2 weeks of self-study. Many are able to do it within a few days.

To migrate to ASP would be a step back and a costly move.

Jean-Luc
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