• umbraroze@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Yeah, I was about to say.

    Perl 5 is like Esperanto: borrowed neat features from many languages, somehow kinda vaguely making a bit of sense. Enjoyed some popularity back in the day but is kind of niche nowadays.

    PHP is like Volapük: same deal, but without the linguistic competence and failing miserably at being consistent.

    Raku (Perl 6) is like Esperanto reformation efforts: Noble and interesting scholarly pursuits, with dozens of fans around the multiverse.