Post #968524
2022-11-27 20:43 UTC
This thread highlights one of the key differences between the design processes behind #RakuLang and #Perl.
Raku's design all came from the question "What could I build if I could basically start again from scratch? What ideas might I have? How do I build a coherent whole from this blank canvas?"
Perl's ongoing design is all rooted in "What would I use right now in this real code I am writing today? What features would I like to have that I currently do not?"
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@leonerd@fosstodon.org 2022-11-27 20:56
I'm not trying to say either one is better than the other. Rather, the combination of having them both is great for the overall ecosystem and the users of those languages. At each small step, Perl goes from a reasonable, practical place, to some new reasonable practical place. Each little step is in itself still useful, and incrementally adds value to something that is already useful.
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@lizmat@mastodon.social 2022-11-27 23:11
@leonerd #RakuLang