tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021667619473970091.post2262993176723681096..comments2023-11-03T04:49:37.254-07:00Comments on Adventures in Perl: The promises of Parrot?Ryan Dietrich (dextius)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11943821568720043413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021667619473970091.post-35260195355023778792009-11-26T21:59:35.103-08:002009-11-26T21:59:35.103-08:00Regarding #4, Perl does have friends, it's jus...Regarding #4, Perl does have friends, it's just that we're all very busy. I also blame the PHP and Python crowds for doing a lot of damage to Perl's reputation with the constant badmouthing and arrogance (which I interpret as jealousy).<br /><br />Unfortunately the masses tend to "glob" on to gossip and related nonsense because it's easier than taking the time to verify facts, thus this is a social problem.<br /><br />But don't worry, there is a lot of Perl 5 development going on, and the consistent activity in both irc.freenode.net#perl irc.perl.org shows that the community is very much alive and active.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381329362234920231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021667619473970091.post-44949608959940638442009-11-26T21:58:10.791-08:002009-11-26T21:58:10.791-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144282881934280082noreply@blogger.com