Well today I've done a bit of Perl5, some Perl6 (mostly fixing the bug I released last night but I non have 1 service written in Perl6 using that module) and just did some Python.
So yeah the mental gymnastics jumping between them get fun. I spent a chunk of this morning writing some Moo code and moving to that from the work I've been doing in Trait::Env made me really appreciate Perl6's object model. On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 at 15:51 Ralph Mellor <ralphdjmel...@gmail.com> wrote: > My last post in response to Vadim's recent post. > > Vadim is one of those exploring introduction of P6 in a company that makes > significant use of P5. > > > I have a work project on my hands which I wanna implement in Perl6. Yet, > I have an internal framework for such projects written in Perl 5. > > I wanted to write a bit about what I think the likely short and long term > reaction of the community will be to your efforts. > > I would expect the sort of environment you describe to (continue to) be > one of the most important P6 use cases for years to come. While it looks > like we can not afford to tie P6 to P5, the flip side is that we also can't > forget that this scenario was the primary launching point for P6 and that a > natural setting in coming decades will be alongside P5. > > And this should essentially be a showcase scenario. P6 coding in the > context of P5 heritage and code bases is very much a sweet spot in terms of > a likely pool of early adopters and also the initial testing ground for > P6's ambitious polyglot (mixed language) strategy. > > ---- > > The current P6 community make up reflects the contemporary importance and > influence of P5. In a recent survey exposed mostly in P6 focused fora, 75% > of respondents said they have "used Perl 5 extensively before finding out > Perl 6". ( > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqrrcxTQWuN1ISAvz3j_XkpCCc2AuQw9uKgAhTivxHBFsweg/viewanalytics > ) > > Anecdotally speaking, attitudes among P6 folk toward P5 vary but are > generally at least respectful. > > One example is Zoffix. He's an important driver of P6. He wants P6 free of > any drag from P5. But it's noteworthy that he still sometimes uses P5 to > get stuff done. (Sometimes mixed with P6, eg > https://perl6.party/post/IRC-Client-Perl-6-Multi-Server-IRC-Module#dontwaitup > ) > > Liz, another important driver, is ultimately motivated by the desire to > sustain and invigorate P6 long enough to do likewise for the overall Perl > community in coming decades. The P5 legacy and its future is as central to > her vision as P6. > > In summary, I believe that if you keep a positive, practical and > persistent (multi year) focus on bringing P6 into the mix with a P5 > environment, P6 leaders will or at least should have your back. > > I'm curious to hear whether this is of interest to you or others. > > -- > raiph > -- Simon Proctor Cognoscite aliquid novum cotidie
