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Well, they didn't really get away with it. Perl isn't as widely used as it used to be. Besides, in spite of the name Perl6 isn't compatible with Perl5 but rath
by BjoernKW 9y ago
Well, they didn't really get away with it.
Perl isn't as widely used as it used to be. Besides, in spite of the name Perl6 isn't compatible with Perl5 but rather a completely new language.
- labster 9y agoPerl 6 is a completely new language, but that doesn't mean it's incompatible. Inline::Perl5 provides a rather extensive compatibility layer with Perl 5: https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl5 https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl5
- peteretep 9y agoBy this logic, Perl is also compatible with the many other languages for which there are Inline:: modules.
- raiph 9y agoThe Perl 6 Inline::Perl5 automatically maps Perl 5's syntax, object system semantics, exceptions, etc. to Perl 6's so that Perl 6 users don't in principle have to know about Perl 5, just the logical API of any used module/library/function. I don't think the Perl 5 inlines do this.