A bit late but always a fun read! Larry's annual review of the state of Perl. This year, компютри втора употребаLarry discusses the past, present, and future of scripting. Enjoy!

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Almost on the 20th Birthday of Perl, Perl 5.10 is released. This release is the first major upgrade to the language in 5 years. Two of the major new features are the smartWenn Sie ein kleines Paar von der späten Texas Holdem Position internet poker und Sie plumpsen nicht drittes, ...

No, that's not a typo. You knew it was going to have to happen, but the interesting thing about this story is that it was the BBC who built it. Read their blog for more details.

A recent thread on the Raleigh PM list asked whether Perl was dead because his company was having problem finding talent. One of the many responses included a link to the TIOBE Programming Community Index. Check it out at http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm.