while this is compelling: http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/2012/05/why-i-use-perl-reliability.html, the real reason is that I haven’t found a compelling reason not to use Perl. There is little evidence that Python or Ruby do anything better then Perl.
In terms of jobs, just take a look at the graph. Perl isn’t going anywhere.
For all the negative comments out there about Perl, the truth is, it’s just a workhorse. It’s reliable, fast, supported and it works for just about anything
