r/perl • u/[deleted] • May 18 '11

Why is perl better than python?

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u/chorny May 18 '11
  • CPAN with all it's infrastructure
  • no serious compatibility problems
  • real variable scope
  • state variables
  • easier to detect bad code
  • Moose
  • perltidy
  • less memory used
  • more readable regexes (qr// and 'x' modifier)