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Perl is not so much deprecated, more like the community performed collective jump off the cliff with Perl 6. If you think Python 2->3 transition was ugly, you
by senko 3y ago
Perl is not so much deprecated, more like the community performed collective jump off the cliff with Perl 6.
If you think Python 2->3 transition was ugly, you haven't been watching that slow-mo trainwreck.
- Jorengarenar 3y agoWait, wasn't Perl 6 rebranded as new language Raku?
- senko 3y agoI believe so, after years of being vapourware and basically stopping Perl 5 development right when web as a platform started being important.
- cesarb 3y agoPerl 6 did get released, with that name, after years stuck in development (source: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/15/12/26/0354235/perl-6-released https://developers.slashdot.org/story/15/12/26/0354235/perl-...). Only later was it rebranded.
- lizmat 3y agoIn 2019 to be precise: https://raku.org https://raku.org