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[Mark Hinds]

OK, it looks like this list isn't quite dead yet... :-)

I've been using perl since sometime back in the 90's.

I ended up using it in an embedded linux system about 10 years ago
to replace a guile based scripting engine - That's one ugly M...

I used mod Event to create a pure event system to handle bunches of
serial IO and timer events. Worked/works great. Perl is a quite
a CPU big, but still compares well with other dynamic languages.

Seems that Python has taken over from Perl these days. I never liked
Python - using indention as fundamental element of syntax is obnoxious - IMHO.

I suppose Perl's goofy syntax make people cringe - I find it a rather
charming idiosyncrasy myself :-)

Question - Perl's anonymous functions seem to operate perfectly well
as closures - they capture the referenced environment properly and
free it when they themselves are no longer referenced. The guile
folks disputed that me those many years ago. Thoughts?