Your points are all very good ones, and I appreciate your civil engagement with my argument—especially since all I&#x27;ve really done is quibble with your sources rather than produce any of my own (because I am in the same boat as you, being away from my Perl books).  In fact, even if I could find quotations from eminent Perl programmers to support my position, the very nature of TIMTOWTDI would mean that my argument wouldn&#x27;t represent the entirety, or even the majority of, the Perl community.