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Rocco Caputo
Date:
June 29, 2020 18:17
Subject:
Re: Dual-life perl 5-or-7 code and prototypes - impossible?
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On 06/29/2020 13:13, Salvador Fandiño wrote:
> If I had understood correctly the aim behind p7, it is to get people 
> to use the new features. Just the opposite of encouraging people to 
> write code compatible with p5, right?
>
> If you want to remain compatible with both perl5 and perl7, you are 
> going to have the worst of both worlds. You would not be able to use 
> "features" removed from perl7 neither would you be able to use the new 
> features added.
This seems terrible.  It can't possibly be canon.  It implies a 7PAN 
that is mutually exclusive from CPAN.  How are people going to navigate 
that?

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