Re^2: From Perl 5.10 to Perl 6

Considering that after a year of 5.10 being available most hosting companies still offer 5.8 (or even 5.6), I wouldn't count on having to worry about Perl 6 in the half dozen years.

I recommend basing your decisions only on what competent people do instead.

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Re^3: From Perl 5.10 to Perl 6 by JavaFan (Canon) on Dec 01, 2008 at 20:12 UTC
Well, I was just mimicing the sentiments of the OP. But as for 'competent' people, know of any major Perl shop that has moved from 5.8.x to 5.10? (With major I mean shops like Morgan Stanley, booking.com, MessageLabs, etc). I certainly don't.	[reply]
Re^4: From Perl 5.10 to Perl 6 by chromatic (Archbishop) on Dec 02, 2008 at 19:00 UTC
5.10 is kind of a special case, because p5p can't seem to release software. I do consider anyone still doing new development with 5.6 incompetent. Likewise any version of Perl prior to 5.8.6. I realize that's harsh, but unless you have a support contract with ActiveState or Sun or HP or another vendor dedicated to fixing bugs and ensuring that new software works with old versions of Perl, you're exposing yourself to all kinds of risk -- and you're doing the community which develops Perl absolutely no favors.	[reply]