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This backwards compatibility is a conscious decision. And it is argued about. To find a bit to read about that, Google e.g. for darkpan. (It is probably one rea
by berntb 16y ago
This backwards compatibility is a conscious decision. And it is argued about. To find a bit to read about that, Google e.g. for darkpan. (It is probably one reason why Perl 5 is so extensible.)
- acqq 16y agoThanks berntb! That's a perfect tip for a new submission: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1712404 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1712404 The DarkPAN matters "There is currently some FUD going about in some parts of the Perl community about why we should break Perl 5 backwards compatibility. A short blog entry, schmarkpan, is a good example of the trend: loud, noisy, but clueless and devoid of any content."