On 8/11/19 11:14 PM, Eliza wrote:
Hello perl6 world,
I saw the perl6 github issue, just was confused will perl6 change its name?
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https://github.com/perl6/problem-solving/issues/81
I don't know whether to take this is troll bait or a real issue. Lots
of people seem to be responding; so in case the issue is real, I will
make two points against changing the name of Perl 6
From an X.Y major-minor version numbering system standpoint, X is
incremented whenever the product changes significantly. In the context
of computer programming languages, source code incompatibility is an
obvious criteria for changing X. If source code is compatible after a
change, then Y should be changed. Perl 6 is significantly different
from Perl 5, and, in general, Perl 6 programs are incompatible with the
Perl 5 compiler/ interpreter and vice-versa. Therefore, the "6" was
properly applied and "Perl 6" is correct.
From a practical standpoint, there is too much water under the bridge.
Name changes need to be done up front (Ruby was done properly in this
regard).
David
