NewsFactor: Perl Features of the Future - Part 2
Feb 14, 2003, 13:00 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Joe Brockmeier)
"Change can be scary, especially for those who have grown
accustomed to the status quo over a period of several years. And in
the programming world, sweeping change is brewing. Perl 6 is a
fairly ambitious redesign of both the Perl language and the Perl
interpreter, so Perl 5 developers may be a bit nervous about the
prospect of drastic changes. But Allison Randal, one of the Perl 6
design team members, told NewsFactor that programmers have little
to worry about.
"There will be some learning involved, but it isn't like
learning an entirely new language," he said. "It's more like adding
a few new words to your vocabulary."
"Damian Conway, another member of the design team, agreed. 'The
most important message is ... that the 'feel' of the language won't
change at all,' he said..."
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