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[–] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 22 points 10 months ago
[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Marketing to children I see. Trying to trap young, impressionable children, in the world of programming in Perl.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago

Visited the states in the 90s. Driving through the night. Went into a gas station convenience store half asleep needing cigarettes. Ask for whatever brand is on display. Girl behind the counter asks, "Hard or soft?" This question boggles me and my brain short circuits. I just keep asking, "Huh? What?" over and over until she gets frustrated and picks one for me.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

Yeah I'm addicted to Perl

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I understood the reference

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Care to help someone who didn't? I'd have gone for "YAML"

[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago
[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I have both 3rd and 4th edition around here somewhere.

EDIT: Found them. It was 2nd and 4th edition

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 10 months ago

i'd smoke if these were my cigs

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Perl isn't quite as bad for your health, but I appreciate the camel imagery.

[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I really like this one!

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Camel hair filters