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I doubt Perl is getting as much new blood as they used to be, because a disproportionate amount of it is going to newer or sexier languages, like Python, Ruby,
by mkramlich 16y ago
I doubt Perl is getting as much new blood as they used to be, because a disproportionate amount of it is going to newer or sexier languages, like Python, Ruby, etc. Languages that fit approximately the same niches and have approximately the same level of agility or terseness. (Note I said approximately for you precision nigglers out there.)
- pyre 16y agoPython isn't that much newer. It came out in 1991, Perl in 1987. It's just gained more popularity in recent years.
- mkramlich 16y agoyep. which doesn't contradict my phrase "newer or sexier languages" also, i'd bet more people moved from Perl to Python, than the reverse, since the 90's
- theclay 16y agoIt all depends on when you start counting. Python 3 was released December of 2008. That's brand new.
- phaylon 16y agoWell, Perl 5 Version 12 came out in April 2010.