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0 pointsvintermann6mo ago0 comments

Also for historical reasons I think, since Perl used to be the big bioinformatics language, and it is surprisingly hard to compete with in string handling.

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lazide6mo ago

Perl+strings really is one of those ‘unreasonably effective’ combinations.

It feels like Benzene in some ways. Use it correctly and gdamn. Just don’t huff it - i mean - use it for your enterprise backend - and it’s worth it.

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0 pointsvintermann6mo ago0 comments

Also for historical reasons I think, since Perl used to be the big bioinformatics language, and it is surprisingly hard to compete with in string handling.

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lazide6mo ago

Perl+strings really is one of those ‘unreasonably effective’ combinations.

It feels like Benzene in some ways. Use it correctly and gdamn. Just don’t huff it - i mean - use it for your enterprise backend - and it’s worth it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse