I'm looking forward to Perl 6. I think Perl 5 was a major thing, and Perl 6 can be even bigger in terms of increasing the popularity of Perl in the world.

One feature that I think is important in this respect is a way to ship Perl programs. Right now, the consumer typically will have to maintain a Perl installation, install modules, etc.

I'm not saying how it should be done—static linking byte code, bundling, automatic downloads of modules, standard install maker, or some combination of those—only that it should be possible to send a program to someone and that customer can install it without caring that it's written in Perl, or performing any other steps.

Any other thoughts on the topic, or specific solutions?

—John

In reply to The Future - Shipping Applications Written in Perl by John M. Dlugosz

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