@Perl Here’s a BRILLIANT cheatsheet by @shiar of significant changes to the #Perl #programming language, from 2000's version 5.6 to 2023's version 5.38: https://sheet.shiar.nl/perl
Apart from being a valuable reference, it's a compact argument against the belief that Perl has stagnated.
And yet your old Perl code still runs on today's versions. Don't be surprised. We value your time and ours.
@mjgardner @Perl @shiar Honestly, I think the thing that works against #Perl and #Raku the most is that they don't work natively in the browser or on mobile.
I love both languages and want to see them prosper.
@KC1PYT @Perl @shiar #JavaScript kinda ate the browser. But #WebAssembly (a/k/a #Wasm) offers a way out: https://WebAssembly.org
And #Perl can run via #WebAssembly and #Emscripten in the browser: https://WebPerl.ZeRO-G.net
@mjgardner @Perl @shiar That project seems semi-stale. There aren't any recent commits though there are decently recent comments in the few issues that are opened.
@KC1PYT @Perl @shiar “Recent” is in the eye of the beholder. I haven’t personally used #WebPerl, but it appears to be based on a slight fork of #Perl v5.30 from 2019: https://github.com/Perl/perl5/compare/maint-5.30...haukex:emperl5:emperl_v5.30.0
As with anything, it needs someone with an itch to scratch and enough skills and tuits. The primary author is employed doing #Python now, so it's a fine time to pick it up unimpeded.
