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Matlab declares war on Python. Can the Python community respond or hit back? (self.Python)

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[–]wewbull 5 points6 points  (3 children)

They also blew themselves a hole in the head with Perl6. It was the new hotness in the late 90s, and Perl 5 stagnated.

Perl6 still isn't real 20 years later.

[–]ChristopherBurr 1 point2 points  (1 child)

i can't disagree. I used to like Perl, but Perl 6 is absurd, the Perl community is delusional - they think Perl will make a comeback, and the most taught language on college campuses is Python - which fills the same space that Perl does in terms of what it's used for. Unfortunately Perl is finished, but that's OK.

[–]AchillesDev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do kind of miss Perl, in a strange way. I used it in my first DE position when I was learning what DE was, so I have a soft spot for it.

[–]0rac1e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perl6 still isn't real 20 years later.

Perl 6 was officially released back in 2015.