Perl-Related Essays

How usable is the Perl Online World and community for Newcomers? Is the situation as good as with other technologies? Can they quickly learn the language? Will they feel at home?

An essay that explains why I like Perl so much.

An article explaining why I believed Perl 6 was the wrong idea.

I used to blog about Perl on my use.perl.org blog, and there are many articles there. Some highlights are:

• “The Problem with the ‘Same Terms as Perl’ Licensing”
  
  • Coverage on Perlbuzz
  • Perlbuzz: “Help End Licensing Under the same Terms as Perl Itself”
• Perl vs. Ruby on Two Idioms

More recently, I moved most of my Perl blogging there.