Every year Larry Wall gives his "State of the Onion" talk about the future of Perl. This year was no different. Now I like Larry personally. And I really like Perl 5. I've written a lot of Perl and it's always been very reliable fast and friendly. But Perl 6, it's troubling. I get that he is at least concerned himself at this point, which is good. Given that for the last couple of years he has been saying "It's done when it's done." Which is fine, but leaves a lot of people hanging.
But I look through this presentation and I think to myself, "If I hung my professional hat on Perl, where would I be after this talk." And honestly, I would feel as if I just walked into The Osbournes for an episode. I'd be kinda looking around, in amazement, wondering, "WTF?" and "Where does this leave me, my team, and my company, which invested in Perl?"
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