Perl v. Python (was OO.o, was METRO, was...)

[Ben Scott]

On 3/17/06, Ted Roche <tedroche at tedroche.com> wrote:
>> Nor did I take it as such.  And I was merely observing that, though
>> the languages are both roughly the same age, Perl has significantly
>> more mind-share than Python.
>
> OTOH, other development circles I hang out in are all abuzz about
> Python and Ruby. Perl just sort of "is". Lots of *innovative* things
> seems to be showing up in Python.

  The feeling I have is that Python has only started to get
"mainstream attention" in the past few years, while Perl became
popular sooner.  If true, one wonders why.  And if true, that might
also account for some of the "buzz" around Python; Perl isn't as
"interesting", being more established.  It might also be that Perl is
seen more as a "boring every-day problem solver".

  Do note that the objective factual content of the above paragraph is zero.  :)

-- Ben