Who wins?
Perl vs COBOL
Perl wins 83% to 17%. 42 more put them in the same row. From Most Hated Programming Languages Tier List. Pick a side.
throwaway38174 on Perl: write only language. can't read my own scripts from 2012
throwaway28715 on COBOL: had to touch COBOL at a bank internship, never again
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