Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds.
If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
I note that the Python folks still think they like JPython. I wonder how long that will last?
The whole history of computers is rampant with cheerleading at best and bigotry at worst.
The computer should be doing the hard work. That's what it's paid to do, after all.
And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.