Re:Perl7 is a fork of values
by kbenson on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:14PM
(#24022130)
Perl 5 isn't going anywhere. It will be in "maintenance mode", which let's face facts, Perl 5 has been in for years. Once it's not supported by the developers anymore, I'm sure some third party will patch it, and some commercial ones (ActiveState) will likely be happy to provide more professional assurances.
> Way better than stabbing it's user base in the back, and still not attracting any new users.
I'm one of those users, and I'm very happy about this. I see it sort of as a family member opting for chemo rather than just waiting out the end. Sure, it might not work, and might be a painful, and might quicken the end slightly, but maybe it actually given them many more years at a better quality of life than they currently have.
Also, I don't really think it's stabbing them in the back that much. It's not like anyone using Perl 5 that doesn't want to change won't be able to keep doing what they're doing with close to or better support than they've had, if it plays out as I suspect (for professionals, there's a business opportunity to provide support to Perl 5 long-term, so someone will do so).
> Way better than stabbing it's user base in the back, and still not attracting any new users.
I'm one of those users, and I'm very happy about this. I see it sort of as a family member opting for chemo rather than just waiting out the end. Sure, it might not work, and might be a painful, and might quicken the end slightly, but maybe it actually given them many more years at a better quality of life than they currently have.
Also, I don't really think it's stabbing them in the back that much. It's not like anyone using Perl 5 that doesn't want to change won't be able to keep doing what they're doing with close to or better support than they've had, if it plays out as I suspect (for professionals, there's a business opportunity to provide support to Perl 5 long-term, so someone will do so).