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Perl, Python, and PHP: or why PHP just sucks because I can't figure out its benefits and Python 3 sucks because change and Perl sucks because Perl. Every language solves some problems well and some not so well. Why does everyone (figuratively) bash other languages simply because they aren't quite right for your particular use case??


Because we're instinctively tribal. See: friends don't let friends drive Fords.




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