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Eventually this blog post is going to work around to being a review of “Microservices Pros and Cons” by Curtis Poe. It is going to meander a bit before it gets to the review, but I haven’t found a way to leave out this “preamble”. In some sense it is beside the point, but in other senses it is the whole point. YMMV. Presumption of bias I would guess that most innocent bystanders reading a title like “Pros and Cons” would assume that the author intended to present a balanced view of the topic at hand. Having been in the computer business for the last thirty years I presume every author has some ax to grind. ...

All of that and Perl and Larry Wall. Thank you! Links Linux-y things I am thankful for Shared with: Public

Perl is the least frustrating language in the universe. Here’s the science. Now why don’t people spend more time with languages that make them happier? Originally shared by ThisIsWhyICode Anger in GitHub Commit Messages Source: http://geeksta.net/geeklog/exploring-expressions-emotions-github-commit-messages/ Anger in GitHub Commit Messages Source: http://geeksta.net/geeklog/exploring-expressions-emotions-github-commit-messages/ #VimL Images Links http://geeksta.net/geeklog/exploring-expressions-emotions-github-commit-messages/ Shared with: Public +1’d by: Wing Wong Comments Wing Wong - 2015-02-07T21:00:04Z I dunno… looking at the graphs on the page, PHP has more commits than Perl and significantly less anger. :) Just saying. ...

The Perl hate is getting old, but at least some folks are talking sense. We need it to deflect stuff like http://outspeaking.com/words-of-technology/why-perl-didnt-win.html Links http://outspeaking.com/words-of-technology/why-perl-didnt-win.html Perl Already Won ~ Perl Is My Cocaine Shared with: Public

We now have a Perl-based modern configuration management system. Links (R)?ex - A simple framework to simplify system administration and datacenter automation Shared with: Public +1’d by: Wing Wong Comments Wing Wong - 2014-11-16T01:04:59Z Isn’t rex the name of a mainframe command line pipe tool? Christopher Hicks - 2014-11-16T03:58:13Z Actually that was rexx and it also ran in OS/2, but what can you do? There are so many confusing names in the computer business. ...

When you need to save the world, Perl is there. Links xkcd: Regular Expressions Shared with: Public +1’d by: Jerry Landry

Executive summary: Perl is awesome, Java sucks, and there are also some other programming languages. This certainly fits with my experiences. They’ve been a bit more scientific and pedantic. Enjoy. Links Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, C, C++, Lua, tcl, javascript and Java comparison Shared with: Public, Paul Fernandez +1’d by: Brandy Butler, tony d, Paul Fernandez Comments Paul Fernandez - 2013-07-17T04:39:28Z As a Perl lover, this is great. As a skeptic, I wonder if this is all on the level. He seems to have pro-Perl/anti-Java bias…Chicks, did you write this? :) ...