There are always tradeoffs, but sometimes you can find "the best tool for the job". And that may or may not be the tool that you know. You gotta be flexible and open to learn other tools that may suit the situation better.
In the post I don't bash any other languages at all. In fact, I encourage people to learn other languages too. At the end of the day, it'll help you evolve your thinking process and extend your skill set.
Not saying you bashed languages, but made a good argument for PERL. And the points were good and provided substance. Which, personally, I find useful and will likely guide me to look into things I may not know or revisit something I don't know. PERL might be the exception.
What I liked about the post - it didn't focus on hype, like that around NodeJS (it's badass rock star tech); additionally it brought up a language no so en vogue.
In the post I don't bash any other languages at all. In fact, I encourage people to learn other languages too. At the end of the day, it'll help you evolve your thinking process and extend your skill set.
Thank you for your comment :)