Is Perl Difficult?
   Author Paul Presocd says Perl is hard to learn, and suggests Python as a useful alternative.
   http://www.prescod.net/perl/whynot.html

Why Hate Perl
   Discussion on the Portland Pattern Repository's Wiki.
   http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyHatePerl

Why We Hate Perl
   Multiple opinions, most of which are negative, of the language.
   http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?WhyWeHatePerl