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The Perl Foundation Grants Are Running Out
dogma01 writes "It looks like the grants to fund: Larry, Damian, and Dan have pretty much run out. :(" Keeping guys like these working on Perl is definitely a good thing(tm) if you are looking to support the Open Source Community somehow. You can donate here if you are feeling generous.
Fund a real OO language ! Like ! VB.Net !!! hakkeuh !!!
it's about time that development on this monstrosity came to a grinding halt.
God Forbid they get... *gasp* REAL JOBS!@!#
Perl is dying? Good.
PS: I hope it hurts.
(* You never use references?? If you have no necessity for hash references or list references for complex data structures, then your Perl needs must be pretty low. *)
That is what databases are for. Roll-your-own databases have the problem of hard-wiring the implementation into the calling code. If you change the representation, then you have to change all your calls.
A better approach is to hide the collection implementation behind some kind of API so that you can change the representation without recoding everything.
The most common approach is a database or database-like API that stays pretty much the same for multiple implementation engines from hash-like things up to Oracle.
Even if you don't like RDBMS, wrapping collection manipulations to hide implementation is still a good thing (and contrary to popular belief, you don't need OO sh*t for this.)
Table-ized A.I.
24 months of programmer time.
... ok, so that leaves us with
$200,000 *ISN'T* enough the webpage says.
Hmmm, let's do some math...
We want to keep these guys on current equipment,
so 2 computers each over the contract.
- $8000.00
The need some broadband for those oh so large
CVS commits.
- $1620.00
Long distance phone calls for those emergencies.
- $6000.00
= $7682.50 PER PROGRAMMER MONTH
or to put it another way, $5685.05 take home
pay for what should be a hobby to each of your
heros.
DUMP EM and hire 10 fulltime hungry undergrads!
- Enter Open Source tool name: Perl
- Enter early version number:2.0
- Enter alternitive tool name: Python
This could easily be a troll for, say, KDE.- Enter Open Source project: KDE
- Enter early version number:1.0
- Enter alternitive project: Gnome
And you'd have:I am not by any means saying that KDE is dead - indeed, it will be many years before Gnome is able to offer the versatility and brevity that KDE has provided me with for ages. But the developers need to get off the gravy train and head for greener pastures. The time to leave is now; there is no work left to do.
Just my 2c.
b.
-- @rjamestaylor on Ello
DUDE DUDE DUDE DUDE DUDE!!!!!
From the "Pascal" document you referenced in that link up there:
1981?!?!
I believe you've discovered the OLDEST actively published document on the web!!!
(P.S. Anyone know if BWK is still alive? What's he doin' these days?)
"Lawyers are for sucks."
- Doug McKenzie