Is Perl still used in production?
Perl is still used where mature systems, automation, text processing and web backends continue to deliver value. The better question is whether a specific system remains supportable.
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Digital Desert
Notes from the machine room.
Practical writing about Perl, legacy software, CGI, testing, modernization and the engineering work that keeps long-lived systems useful.
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Technical notes
Useful before they are promotional.
Each article should answer a real engineering question and point to a service only where the connection is natural.
Should you rewrite a legacy Perl application?
Before rewriting a legacy Perl application, compare the cost of preserving proven behaviour with the real risks and benefits of replacement.
Read article →How to modernize an old Perl CGI application.
A practical modernization path for old Perl CGI applications: reproduce the environment, protect behaviour, improve security and migrate only when it solves a real problem.
Read article →CGI vs PSGI: which fits an existing Perl application?
Compare CGI and PSGI for existing Perl web applications, including process model, deployment, middleware, hosting constraints and migration decisions.
Read article →How to add tests to a legacy Perl application.
Add useful tests to legacy Perl without rewriting it first: characterize behaviour, create seams, protect risky paths and grow coverage where change happens.
Read article →What to do when an old CPAN module stops installing.
A practical troubleshooting path when an old CPAN dependency no longer installs: reproduce, inspect the failure, evaluate versions, patches and replacements.
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