Ronald J Kimball wrote:
Tom Metro wrote:
It seems less and less likely that there will be a definitive cut-over
point where a pure Perl 6 code base will be released.
Instead is seems like they will asymptotically approach the Perl 6 spec
through incremental releases of Perl 5. That seems like a sound
strategy, but could make implementing internal architecture changes
rather challenging.
I think you have some misconceptions about the relationship between Perl 5
and Perl 6. Perl 6 is essentially a new language that happens to
share some history and syntax with Perl 1-5.
I realize that Perl 6, both from a language design and internal
architecture perspective, was always intended to be a ground-up redesign.
However, the ideals of a plan and the practical reality don't always
match up. There isn't exactly a production-ready Perl 6, or even
anything close to it, to make the case that a pure Perl 6 is a viable
alternative to evolving Perl 5.
I'd rather see the products of the Perl 6 "blue sky" design end up being
incorporated into Perl 5, than to have those ideas effectively shelved
waiting for a Perl 6 platform that may never adequately materialize.
The ongoing development of Perl 5 is not aimed at implementing
the Perl 6 spec.
That may not be the primary goal, but it seems to be what is happening
for the past few releases.
-Tom
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Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA
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