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Nobody is forcing you to use Perl 6 (Score:1)
I am sure everybody is aware that Alan Cox still maintains the 2.0 and 2.2 Linux kernel series despite the Linux stable kernel now being a mature 2.4.19
The same goes for Perl - if not to the same extreme. There is sufficient vested interest for new modules to work with perl 5 and for perl 5 to continue improving even if it means sacrificing some innovation for the sake of legacy code. Perl 6 however need not be hampered in innovation by such concerns
@JAPH = qw(Hacker Perl Another Just);
print reverse @JAPH;
Re:Nobody is forcing you to use Perl 6 (Score:1)
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Re:Nobody is forcing you to use Perl 6 (Score:1)
Although this is the case with Java and VisualBroken that has not been a problem with perl or linux.
Most of the perl I code is for money. Most of the time employers dictate that we have to use out of date systems rather than cutting edge systems.
I mean where I work now I have to install old linux distros or download the newest ISO and burn it to disk. My employer doesn't care whether I use perl 5.00054 or 5.8 - I currently use a mix of perl 5.5 and 5.6
@JAPH = qw(Hacker Perl Another Just);
print reverse @JAPH;