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Perl has been called "the first post-modern programming language" by its creator and the motto is "There's more than one way to do it".

Both of these describe a write-only language, and Perl doesn't disappoint. Yes, I have seen well readable Perl code, it exists. But the language doesn't nudge you that way.




You need 3 months of training, code reviews and heavy linting!




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