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Yep, this. I find it sad even after all these years... I put it down to 2 things - 1) the Perl 6 promise, and 2) Google, who were the new hot startup in Silicon
by alfiedotwtf 6y ago
Yep, this. I find it sad even after all these years... I put it down to 2 things - 1) the Perl 6 promise, and 2) Google, who were the new hot startup in Silicon Valley, chose Python...
Anyway... if you’re interested in Perl, especially how to write nice Perl, I encourage you to get yourself a copy of Perl Best Practice by Damian Conway for Christmas
- lizmat 6y agoFWIW, the Perl 6 promise was delivered in 2015. Because too many people did not want Perl 6 to be the future or Perl, it was renamed to Raku (https://raku.org https://raku.org using the #rakulang tag on social media). Meanwhile, Perl 7 appears to be the next promise.
- alfiedotwtf 6y agoSure, but I’m talking the era around 2005, when CPAN was way ahead of everyone