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What's that mistake?

• wbl 8y ago
  Perl 6. You think Python 3 was bad?
  • lizmat 8y ago
    Have you looked at Perl 6 recently?
    • wbl 8y ago
      The issue isn't the language which is great. The issue is with the development hell sapping resources from the community
    • arbie 8y ago
      I think it's a given that Perl6 will not achieve the prevalence that Perl5 has.
      • b2gills 8y ago
        It's pretty much a given that no language will ever be able to achieve that again.
  • simias 8y ago
    Ah, of course. But IIRC Perl usage on the web already started to decline (mainly in favor of PHP) before the whole Perl 6 debacle. I think PHP's strength was also its weakness: an amalgamation of specialized functions thrown into a global namespace without having to bother with modules, CPAN or anything. If you're an experienced dev it looks like a huge mess but if you're a complete beginner it makes it easier to work with.