Why is Java so hard?. Favourable references to Perl too.
Can the people who wished EJB and other monstrosities on the masses kindly take note ? (fat chance, but I can dream). A quote from the bottom of this page seems pretty appropriate too.
[Perl is] more like a tank than a mine field. It may be ugly, but it shoots straight and gets you where you're going, if you don't mind a few squashed daisies. --Larry Wall
