On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 09:56 -0500, Adam Turoff wrote: > On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 03:39:04AM -0500, Tom Metro wrote: > > For me, popularity matters for two reasons: > > > > 1. If you like Perl enough that you'd like it to be all or a big part of > > your day job. > > If Perl per se matters to you that much, then you should find some way > to make it your day job. Find a new employer, start your own business, > whatever it takes. > > s/Perl/(Bike Riding|Gardening|Cooking|Painting|Teaching|Filmmaking)/; as > appropriate. There is nothing magical about Perl programming that makes > it so very different than other pursuit.
OK. But by that logic it's still a win for Perl to be more popular. For example, in areas where bike riding is more popular, there tends to be more bike paths, good bike shops, etc. Look, here's the thing that weirds me out the most about these threads. You are a member of Perl Mongers. A group intended for Perl enthusiasts. A place for people who really like Perl to gather, exchange ideas, etc. It really blows my mind that some people on this list seem really interested in shooting down even the idea of trying to make Perl more popular. I would expect some differences in opinions on what ways might be more effective. That some people would be more interested in seeing/helping with idea B than idea A. But I can't get my mind around WHY the very _concept_ of trying to grow Perl seems so awful to some. Particularly on a list like Boston.pm. Why are you here if you think Perl _should_ fade into obscurity? Maybe I'm getting the wrong impression, but if that's the way you feel, beat the curve - leave. What are you afraid of?!?! > If Perl per se matters to you that much, then you should find some way > to make it your day job. Find a new employer, start your own > business, > whatever it takes. What the heck do you think we're trying to do? We're just looking for a way to help all of us collectively. Maybe some of the ideas that have been proposed aren't great. Maybe they will work, maybe not. But if we can't even hold a positive discussion among ourselves about ways we might be able to help Perl grow (_beyond_ the old standard responses we all know by rote - contribute to CPAN, add docs, test, yada yada), then maybe Perl is done, since without a supportive community it is doomed. -- Sean Quinlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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