| My first programming language was Icon. I'm not sure how many readers will be acquainted with the language. Probably not many, but maybe more than its predecessor, SNOBOL.
After Icon, I learned a handful of other languages. One of these was Perl. Although I've come to prefer Ruby (the language of choice at Powerset), I've been writing some Perl code lately to take advantage of the SpamAssassin Perl module. There are some features of the language that feel clumbsy now. But I'm enjoying get re-acquainted with it, warts and all. Which got me thinking... What ever happened to Perl 6? Perl 6 has been in the works for years. I just saw that there's an upcoming book on the topic, suggesting that a milestone release is imminent. I also had a peek at perl.com and found the article "Everyday Perl 6", which says Perl 6 will be here soon. Let's hope it's true. |  |