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Wow. Despite the received wisdom that "Perl is dying", going by the package release frequency it seems to have peaked more than a decade later than I'd have expected. (Also: not dead yet.)
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2024-08-16 14:50:01


Happy CPAN day!

https://blogs.perl.org/users/neilb/2014/08/cpan-day---start-your-engines.html


CPAN Day - start your engines! | NeilB [blogs.perl.org]

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Uilebheist
Uilebheist
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The world is full of languages "like perl, only better" or "successor to perl" (this includes perl 6). None of these can actually do the same job though.
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Kevin Granade
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@Uilebheist this is exactly the issue. I was on the team maintaining the "legacy" perl web renderer at Amazon and the lack of migration was entirely due to "the alternatives don't actually do what we need".
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Salve J. Nilsen
Salve J. Nilsen
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@kevingranade @Uilebheist At some point, a penny drops.

"Oh! Why not just go all in with #perl? It is – after all – Open Source."

#perl @Uilebheist @Kevin Granade
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