Subject: Is LWP backward or forward looking?
  
  Hello,
  
    The trend for programming languages to become more like human
    languages is accelerating as evidenced by Web 3.0's Semantic Web
    and Perl 6's interpretor Parrot.  At the same time, Java and Net
    mentioned in LWP's overview are mature languages which are 
    likely to soon be on their downswing, if not already.
    
    Questions:
    
    1) What, if any, are LWP's forward looking plans 
       for Web 3.0 and Parrot?
       
    2) Is the purpose of LWP to prolong the life of 
       legacy languages or to anticipate and enable 
       improved approaches to programming?