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Perl and the human genome are almost perfectly matched; both are almost incomprehensible, with no central design, accreted haphazardly over a long time.


> with no central design

Any supporting evidence to that? If you look into it, you may be surprised.

Here's a hint, Perl doesn't necessarily optimize for the same things other languages optimize for.


Perl 5 has no spec, just a bunch of features that seem helpful. It has a philosophy, not a design.


Perl has no central design? Seriously?

The very purpose it has survived three decades is because it solves a great variety of problems, in a very centralized design philosophy which no other tool has addressed till today.


You tried to make a too-strong statement and then backed down when honesty got the best of you. Perl has a philosophy, not a design.




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