Re^7: Perl 5 interpreter

I think it all boils down cost of running them Vs Cost of replacing them. OTOH breaking backwards compatibility won't do good for Perl PR.

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Re^8: Perl 5 interpreter by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2011 at 10:37 UTC
Proprietary hardware/OS manufacturers won't start investing in keeping up with standards until purchasers and programmers start demanding it of them. If OS projects like Perl required C99, then the blame doesn't fall on Perl, but the suppliers of antiquated systems software tool chains. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]

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Re^8: Perl 5 interpreter
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2011 at 10:37 UTC

Proprietary hardware/OS manufacturers won't start investing in keeping up with standards until purchasers and programmers start demanding it of them.

If OS projects like Perl required C99, then the blame doesn't fall on Perl, but the suppliers of antiquated systems software tool chains.

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.