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The current state of Perl 5 for Python fans: ---- Perl 5: I'm not dead! TIOBE: 'Ere! 'E says 'e's not dead! Internet: Yes he is. Perl 5: I'm not! TIO

The current state of Perl 5 for Python fans: ---- Perl 5: I'm not dead! TIOBE: 'Ere! 'E says 'e's not dead! Internet: Yes he is. Perl 5: I'm not! TIOBE: 'E isn't? Internet: Well... he will be soon-- he's very ill... Perl 5: I'm getting better! Internet: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment. TIOBE: I can't take 'im off like that! It's against regulations! Perl 5: I don't want to go off the chart.... Internet: Oh, don't be such a baby. TIOBE: I can't take 'im off.... Perl 5: I feel fine! Internet: Well, do us a favor... TIOBE: I can't! Internet: Can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long... TIOBE: No, gotta get to Reddit, they lost nine today. Internet: Well, when's your next round? TIOBE: Next year. Perl 5: I think I'll go for a walk.... Internet: You're not fooling anyone, you know-- (to TIOBE) Look, isn't there something you can do...? Perl 5: I feel happy! I feel happy! ---- But seriously, Perl 5.30 just came out in May. It's not dead yet.

smt88 7y ago
I didn't mean to suggest that Perl 5 is dead, only that it's reasonable for people to consider Perl 5 to be deprecated sooner than Perl 6 will be.
- thesuperbigfrog 7y ago
  I am not so sure. Perl 5 is more widely used and had much greater historical adoption as the "glue" of the early Internet. Perl 6 has not displaced Perl 5 and does not appear to be in a position to do so. I believe Perl 5 may out last Perl 6 based on how widely it is used and available. It is a different situation compared to Python 2 / Python 3. Whereas Python 3 is slowly replacing Python 2, the same cannot be said for Perl 6 slowly replacing Perl 5.
  - smitty1e 7y ago
    Python2 is EOL as of the end of this year.
    - thesuperbigfrog 7y ago
      Exactly--there is momentum to migrate from Python 2 to Python 3 since support for Python 2 is ending. I prefer Python 3 to Python 2 and have migrated all my projects that still matter. Support for Perl 5 is not (to my knowledge) ending anytime soon.
- raiph 7y ago
  I see no realistic weight behind the notion that P5 will be deprecated in the foreseeable future (decades).
qbaqbaqba 7y ago
Python 2 or 3 fans?
- thesuperbigfrog 7y ago
  Both. It's taken with minor adjustments from this Monty Python scene: https://youtu.be/Jdf5EXo6I68 https://youtu.be/Jdf5EXo6I68

smt88 7y ago

I didn't mean to suggest that Perl 5 is dead, only that it's reasonable for people to consider Perl 5 to be deprecated sooner than Perl 6 will be.

thesuperbigfrog 7y ago
I am not so sure. Perl 5 is more widely used and had much greater historical adoption as the "glue" of the early Internet. Perl 6 has not displaced Perl 5 and does not appear to be in a position to do so. I believe Perl 5 may out last Perl 6 based on how widely it is used and available. It is a different situation compared to Python 2 / Python 3. Whereas Python 3 is slowly replacing Python 2, the same cannot be said for Perl 6 slowly replacing Perl 5.
- smitty1e 7y ago
  Python2 is EOL as of the end of this year.
  - thesuperbigfrog 7y ago
    Exactly--there is momentum to migrate from Python 2 to Python 3 since support for Python 2 is ending. I prefer Python 3 to Python 2 and have migrated all my projects that still matter. Support for Perl 5 is not (to my knowledge) ending anytime soon.
raiph 7y ago
I see no realistic weight behind the notion that P5 will be deprecated in the foreseeable future (decades).

qbaqbaqba 7y ago

Python 2 or 3 fans?

thesuperbigfrog 7y ago
Both. It's taken with minor adjustments from this Monty Python scene: https://youtu.be/Jdf5EXo6I68 https://youtu.be/Jdf5EXo6I68