On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:53:33 -0800 (PST)
Rajeev Prasad <rp.ne...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Shlomi,
> all of you said is correct, but some may get a negative impression. it shows
> as if perl5 and perl 6 are two very different.
Well, Perl 5 and Perl 6 are very different.
> perl5 is dead end (coz perl 6 is not like 5), perl6 which is in making for so
> long is still not ready.
I specifically said that Perl 5 and its perl 5 implementation are not going
away and will be usable (and used) for years to come. The "perl 5"
implementation is also actively developed by the perl5-porters and now
standardised on a yearly release schedule.
Regarding Perl 6 - you are right that it is taking a long time, and that some
people feel its implementations are not usable for them yet. But it doesn't
mean you can't use Perl 5 now, or that Perl 6 will never be ready, or that it
didn't have a positive influence on Perl 5.
>
> for a new person, this could mean less confidence in perl and more interest
> towards php etc...
> ty.
Well, I still think it turned out that it wasn't a good idea to call Perl 6,
"Perl 6", but it's too late to revert that decision now.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
> Rajeev
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