SMRTR ProgrammingNov 19, 2025Daily.dev

What Killed Perl?

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CPAN data shows Perl usage remains steady at dotcom-era levels, but new users dropped after 2011. Perl lost favor as Windows/Java developers chose Python and modern package managers made other languages more accessible.

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