[Chicago-talk] What's happening with Perl these days

[Jay S]

maybe one day I'll try to learn Python.
I always loved perl because it was so simple to do simple stuff quickly
my understanding is that Python is more formal, and not a quick to rip off
a quick script

On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 10:36 AM Mike Fragassi <mikefrag at gmail.com> wrote:

> This seems more or less correct. My Perl activity at work has become
> strictly maintenance of existing applications, including adding minor
> features. We've moved to Python for all new work. A lot of it comes down to
> that it used to be that all the new hires had at least passing experience
> with Perl; but now, it's Python instead. Slow attrition has left us with
> just 2 people at all comfortable with Perl, and I'm the only "expert".
>
> Incidentally, I was helped *immensely* when my job, for a moment, was
> willing to fund training; I jumped to take an in-person course from David
> Beazley, a local who has written/co-written several Python books, including
> O'Reilly's Python Cookbook. (His site is https://www.dabeaz.com/)
>
> Speaking for myself, the one thing that Python has, that makes me actually
> angry with Perl for missing, is built-in Exceptions. I will defend Perl's
> honor that it was not 'line noise' to anyone who tosses out that old line,
> but I never ever ever want to deal with "$@" again.
>
> Perl 6 is now "Raku" since 2019, and it seems that existing under its own
> "brand" is beneficial for both languages. It should have been done years
> earlier.
>
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 9:56 PM Jay S <me at heyjay.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Perl Mongers,
>> I hope all is well.
>>
>> I'm only lightly technical these days, having moved into a sales role a
>> decade ago. I haven't really done any programming for years.
>>
>> It seems like Perl6 was too big an effort, leaderless, and sort of
>> fizzled out while Python ascended. Technical folks I sell to all have
>> Python people (and scala ruby Java(script)) - I never hear anyone mention
>> Perl.
>>
>> Is my perspective right, wrong?
>>
>> Jay
>>
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