N6Ghost,
I use Perl 6 exclusively now for "systems" work.
- SSH commands to 500 systems to gather their info using
promises/supplies/channels
- make Perl 6 modules for cantankerous system management utilities,
then write scripts that use my .pm6 modules for various purposes (I.e.
enterprise backup/restore clients)
- organize various REST APIs (I.e. vSphere, ISP OpCenter, ILMT) in .pm6
modules, get status, send to NOC consoles to alert on-call people, email
administrators
- parse arcane utilities (I.e. IBM's tape utility) that produce
structured output with grammars, then take action (eject some tapes, check-in
only inbound cartridges that are returning from the vault, etc.)
I began this use-pattern in 1996 with Perl 4, then to 5. I started to get
annoyed by the things that many people have pointed out about Perl. I looked
at other scripting languages, but I saw a lot of the same annoyances. Perl 6
doesn't annoy me at all -- flows great for me, very elegant. Using
Python/Ruby/Perl5/etc. again makes me wince.
I think that Perl 6 has long term potential. I don't want to strategically
plan to become deeply proficient in multiple languages if I can avoid it. (My
spouse is Chinese and I'm expected to learn Mandarin too!) Perl 6 appears to
have what I need until retirement (53 now). I think that it has legs.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: N6ghost <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 23:19
To: [email protected]
Subject: Perl6 use cases
Hi all,
Been looking around trying to find, anyone who is actually using Perl6.
and what they are using it for.
and if they are, what are there thoughts on it?
Thanks
-N6Ghost
