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Thank you. I don't doubt that Perl6 has had some negative impact on Perl5. However, I and many others believe that Perl6's positive influences on the Perl5 co
by Diederich 10y ago
Thank you. I don't doubt that Perl6 has had some negative impact on Perl5.
However, I and many others believe that Perl6's positive influences on the Perl5 community far outweigh the downsides. For starters, the whole Moose:: ecosystem (https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/Moose/lib/Moose/Manual.pod https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/Moose/lib/Moose/Manual...) would arguably not have existed were it not for Perl6. And there are quite a few other examples.
Perl5 is a vibrant, active language: https://metacpan.org/recent https://metacpan.org/recent
I understand your perspective though.
- mirchibajji 10y agoI think the parent's point was just about the name of the language. If it were called something like "P6" instead, it would have helped avoid some confusion - especially among those who are only peripherally involved with Perl. FWIW, I use and love Perl5, and completely agree with your assessment.
- Mithaldu 10y agoPerl 6 has done many good things to Perl 5, yes. However the name being what it is has hurt Perl 5, and that was the topic being discussed here.
- Diederich 10y agoUnderstood, thank you.