The joy of rediscovering Perl

A programmer rediscovered the joy of coding after returning to Perl, their first programming language learned at 17, following frustration with NPM security issues in the JavaScript ecosystem. They found writing a static site generator in modern Perl surprisingly delightful, appreciating features like strict mode, state variables, and improved subroutine signatures that have evolved since their early days. The experience reminded them that Perl remains fast, reliable, and refreshingly allows dependency management through standard package managers rather than third-party registries.