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Had a 7GB text file that I needed to run some parsing on (to prepare for a DB import).  As part of my habit I pulled out perl and whipped up a quick program to parse and generate some loadable files.  While watching it run I got to thinking about … why … why perl [...]

Was reading a posting about Trends in web development according to Google one section got me me thinking.  Their trends show end user behavior as it relates to popularity.   However, when I think about language popularity I think in terms of programs written or lines of code produced…   The Google trend I think is a [...]