"in the long term we are all dead", Keynes.

Evolving, true. But a) How Perl can tame and shape that evolution and b) evolution time-scales might be a bit longer than people worry about and draw the line somewhere. The mind can not constantly worry, it goes crazy. So other minds take over with different priorities (and different brain-washing, sorry nurturing)

On the other hand, I agree with anonymous above who says Perl will live for ever. I have never understood why we all silently follow this craze of Capitalism to pseudo-evolve whereas in fact it is shutting one market and opening another for profit's sake without me seeing any benefit.

And finally, re: evolution, M$ has kept some of us in the stone-age for 30 years. Some are more powerfull than others but eventually die.

bw, bliako

In reply to Re^16: The Future of Perl 5 by bliako
in thread The Future of Perl 5 by Laurent_R

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