-- "Jason W. May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I don't think Phil was suggesting that Perl 5 isn't a good option for
non-sysadmin problems. It's entirely perception - most managers without
a sysadmin background do not perceive Perl as being an appropriate choice
for application software.
Regardless of the particulars of Perl 6, I don't see any activity
underway that is likely to change this perception.
Java has been transformed over the last several years from a language
perceived as appropriate only for client software (applets) to a language
now perceived as appropriate for server software. This has occurred
primarily through the efforts of Sun's marketing department. I don't see
any force acting to promote Perl as an appropriate choice for corporate
application development.
You can substitute Python for Perl in the above. Or PHP.
A major difference w/ P6 will be that its underpinnings
are solidly OO. The syntax and some parts of the storage
model will also be a bit more amentable to OO advocates
(including Dr. Conway). Net result may be that P6 IS what
academics will accept as a "legimate" language.
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