Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
Come for the quick hacks, stay for the epiphanies.
 
PerlMonks  

Re^8: Modernizing the Postmodern Language?

by WaywardCode (Sexton)
on Jul 01, 2020 at 04:29 UTC ( [id://11118749]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^7: Modernizing the Postmodern Language?
in thread Modernizing the Postmodern Language?

I believe 100% he thinks this is best for Perl, and has the best of intentions. The goal of catering to hypothetical new Perl users by aggressively updating defaults or working on a restricted subset that’s easier to teach doesn’t agree with me personally but I’m just a nobody enthusiast shaking my head. They are trying to do good here.

I brought up this topic in the context of Larry’s “postmodern” talk because back then, he was talking about what made Perl different as a strength, and these recent talks seem so focused on *not* defying a new user’s expectations. I don’t read bad intentions into that, but it was very noticeable.

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^9: Modernizing the Postmodern Language?
by jcb (Parson) on Jul 01, 2020 at 23:35 UTC

    I similarly believe Larry thought Perl6 would be best for Perl and we all know how that turned out. Good intentions do not guarantee good results.

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://11118749]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others rifling through the Monastery: (5)
As of 2024-03-28 14:00 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found