Re: Perl's Glory Days Are Behind It, But It Isn't Going Anywhere

On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 10:35:38AM -0500, [email protected] wrote:
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> On Feb 2, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Peter Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > This is, basically, Jon Orwant's prophecy coming home to roost: "People 
> > are going to move on and do something else."  If Perl 6 was ready for 
> > prime time, it would be a different story.
> 
> Jon and I had the same thought, but he for the more technical aspect and I for the more social aspect. That P6 isn't ready yet, even after so many years, isn't really wholly to blame for the lack of vigor in numbers of users. That we are the same people having the same conversation 15 years on might have more to do with it than anything. 

Yes. Surprisingly familiar set of names, most I recognise from at least 10
years ago.

Why aren't there new names?

(The breeding programme will take time to deliver results. Something needs
to change in the meantime)

Nicholas Clark