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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

#8: choices in app development languages and platforms. Links 7 Reasons Why You Should Buy An Android Phone Over An iPhone 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. ...

Ugly codes helps us appreciate how good code can be. Links Paris Review – The Beauty of Code, Vikram Chandra Shared with: Public +1’d by: Wing Wong

So, linked-in is using cfengine and svn this year, right now, in 2014. Consider that git has been release quality for nine years this December. If they replaced svn with git, which is a no brainer, then maybe they could appreciate how painful cfengine is. Links Virtual Panel: Configuration Management Tools in the Real World Shared with: Public

An interesting take on my github contributions. Links Christopher Hicks’s Open Source Report Card Shared with: Public +1’d by: Paul Fernandez Comments Paul Fernandez - 2014-02-17T06:31:04Z That is so neat! Shared that with a friend of mine. Can’t wait to have my own! Christopher Hicks - 2014-02-18T04:49:28Z Get coding!

Writing software is hard sometimes. Links Dear Internet advertising industry: It’s over between us Shared with: Public

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? :) ...

So you’re telling me I could have created Toy Story on my +Commodore 64 in 1984? Now I feel even more like a slacker. Links Interactive Raycaster For the Commodore 64 Under 256 Bytes - Slashdot Shared with: Public, Commodore 64