On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 02:32:23PM +0800, Selena Sol wrote:
>
> > Abigail wrote:
> > Now, I do *not* think Perl should go the Java way. I don't really care
> > Java is "big" and Perl is "small". I don't think Perl has anything to
> > gain by battling Java for the same market.
> >
> > Perl has its own role to play, and it plays it damned well. It isn't
> > as big as Java, but it shines real well in its own theater.
> >
> > Let Perl be Perl.
>
> This is a really, really important point to make. I have a seemingly slight,
> but significantly different, view on this. I want Perl to be Perl too. But
> I want Perl to grow, expand and evolve....in its own way.
>
> I agree with you that it is not approporiuate for Perl to follow Java for
> the sake of following Java. But I do think that it is good for Perl to
> learn from and enhance what Java has done so far. I also want perl to
> expand and embrace new markets because I believe that this is crucial to the
> long term sustainability of the Perl organism. I fear that if Perl does not
> push itself into new forms it may stagnate and that would be a real shame.
It didn't stagnate the past 12 years, and it's still growing.
Do you have any foundation for your fears? Because it would be a real
shame to turn Perl into something it isn't just because someone is
afraid for no reason at all.
Abigail
