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		mhurron on July 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perl - the Detroit of scripting languages Wait, you think opening and reading files of various sizes is a narrow case for a language named Practical Extraction and Report Language?

TylerE on July 31, 2013 [–]

In the case of arguing for general relevance, yes.

It's like saying: Hey, all I do is bang in nails! The hammer is only tool anyone ever needs!

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