[Delhi-pm] The Rising Costs of Aging Perlers

[Chankey Pathak]

I just read
http://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2013/07/22/the-rising-costs-of-aging-perlers-part-1-the-data/
and
felt sad. I would like to recommend this article to everyone.

"*Regardless, after seeing these numbers I’m convinced that the
practitioners of Perl are aging and not enough junior developers are being
created to sustain the language as a going concern in the development
world. What’s worse, Perl does not appear to have any sort of succession
plan. It’s turning into the Shakers of the software development world:
attempting to rely on conversion for proliferation rather than on
reproduction.*"

Brasseur gave some nice suggestions in the end which IMO should be followed
by a Perl lover:
http://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2013/07/22/the-rising-costs-of-aging-perlers-part-3-the-suggestions/

Quoting from his article:

*Make cool shit. Talk about it. Talk about it A LOT.* What little positive
image Perl retains in these modern times is primarily limited to making
sysadmin/dev ops lives easier. While this is a worthy and admirable
accomplishment, it’s not going to turn any heads. People will (and do) not
want to learn a language with a stodgy reputation. The best way to shed
that reputation is to use the language to develop cutting edge tools and
services, then to shout it from the mountain tops.

-- 
Regards,
Chankey Pathak
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