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Symbiosis of Docker and Perl [video]

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Re: Symbiosis of Docker and Perl [video]

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I like Perl, but I don't see why it would be any more "symbiotic" with Docker than any other language. This is really just a talk on one approach to do microservices with Perl.

High-falutin' titles seem to sell better (as opposed to"Using Docker with Perl"), never mind that English doesn't seem to be his first language. The talk itself seems to be on the pragmatic side, though (unsurprisingly when it comes to Perl).

Although one could make a point that symbiosis often involves quite different organisms, and pairing one of the currently hyped buzzwords with the language that last was really popular when CGIs ruled the earth might come close to that.

Re: Symbiosis of Docker and Perl [video]

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Microservices are rarely extraction or reporting ... seems like a horrible misuse of the language (CRUD).

> Microservices are rarely extraction or reporting

Perl is just Perl now, just as LISP is now just Lisp; Perl is not, if it ever was, the "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language", any more than Lisp is now "LISt Processing".

Re: Symbiosis of Docker and Perl [video]

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Microservices are rarely extraction or reporting ... seems like a horrible misuse of the language (CRUD).

I'm surprised people still think of Perl like this. You realize Perl is being used by major sites such as imdb, booking.com, and duckduckgo? Maybe try watching the video before making a critical comment.

Re: Symbiosis of Docker and Perl [video]

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Microservices are rarely extraction or reporting ... seems like a horrible misuse of the language (CRUD).

> Microservices are rarely extraction or reporting Perl is just Perl now, just as LISP is now just Lisp; Perl is not, if it ever was, the "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language", any more than Lisp is now "LISt Processing".

And if we're talking about the other version of the acronym, then Perl is ideal for webservices and related technologies. Listing rubbish is what a lot of the modern web seems all about.
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