in reply to The Perl Hacker Inferiority Complex
Thus am I one of the faithful. But as one of the faithful, I think there are some important issues highlighted in both Perl needs The Solution and Perl is dying. While Perl6 will give us a great deal, there are still some problems that it won't solve. And yes, some of those problems may be significant enough to blunt Perl's future success.
Pluralism is one of Perl's greatest strenghts, and responsible for much of its thriving success. While we're benefitting from pluralism, we also need to mittigate some of its costs. For me, the most important ways we can do this are to provide:
- A guide to Best Practices.
- A set of recommendations on pre-Perl6 goodies, one that is aimed at the people who ask questions on PM.
- A package of modules for doing web apps, one which well serves those who aren't committed to using Perl, and who would rather go check out Rails if you present them with a list of different choices with the strengths and weeknesses of each.
If those with the knowledge and credibility can establish the other two items anywhere near as well as TheDamian has managed the first, with Best Practices, then Perl will be a very strong contender for being "the language for the rest of us". The additions won't make it any less of a wonderfully flexible language for those of us who already know it fairly well, they will just help others to follow.
This is not a matter of fad or fashion, it's just a matter of improving service to a wider community.
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by jmerelo (Sexton) on Jul 24, 2006 at 07:47 UTC | |
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by Anonymous Monk on Jul 25, 2006 at 13:28 UTC | |
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by Anonymous Monk on Jul 27, 2006 at 06:44 UTC |