in reply to The current state of Perl6
There is an interesting parallel with Python 3, which was released around Christmas 2008. Python 3 code is not backward compatible to Python 2, but there are much fewer differences between Python 2 and 3 as there are between Perl 5 and 6. Mostly the code got tided-up and deprecated features removed.
So, is everyone using Python 3 now? No. The reason, according to the Python people I have spoken to, is the lack of third party modules. They like Python 3, but just can't use it. Let's hope that 'we' learn from that mistake before repeating it.
So, is everyone using Python 3 now? No. The reason, according to the Python people I have spoken to, is the lack of third party modules. They like Python 3, but just can't use it. Let's hope that 'we' learn from that mistake before repeating it.
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