I will remember that the next time some voices an opinion at the sports bar.

Remember, you cannot criticize (even though it was not it) unless you have something to show up! Next time someone provides a critique to an article, we have to make sure to let them know it is wrong to criticize unless they have written an article themselves on the same topic.

FWIW it really was just about his comment, and I made two statements: Perl is faster than Python, and that Perl is especially good for string manipulation. I do not mind that he chose Python, good for him.