Perl Needs Better Tools Aug 25, 2005 by Matisse Enzer Perl is in danger of becoming a fading language–new programmers are learning Java and Python in college, and companies like Google hardly use Perl at all. If you are afraid that Perl may be in danger of becoming irrelevant for medium-to-large projects, then read on. The Scary Part I have discussed the future of Perl with managers from companies