I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly.
Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds.
True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.
If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed Perl, myself. It's limited by my own brain power. So I wanted Perl 6 to be a community design.