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Re: Why we're here
From:
simon
Date:
July 24, 2000 06:58
Subject:
Re: Why we're here
Message ID:
slrn8noir0.cgv.simon@justanother.perlhacker.org
Jesús Quiroga (lists.bootstrap):
>We are about to change the language, in fact :-) Why not introduce some
>changes to help the marketing strategy that Perl should have in order to
>grow?
Because Perl is about programmers. Programmers have been Perl's number
one priority. There's no number two priority. It's about working the way
programmers do. Programmers aren't always easy to work with, so why
should Perl be? The day Perl starts being about what sells is the day
Perl dies.
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