Roadmap/plan for Perl 5?

From: sawyer x

Date: September 2, 2014 15:43

Subject: Roadmap/plan for Perl 5?

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September 2, 2014 15:43Roadmap/plan for Perl 5?

I know this is considered a naughty word in some places, but I am wondering if there is a roadmap or a plan for the continued development of the Perl 5 language. I'm not trying to step on toes or to upset anyone. I'm also not trying to usurp any position. I'm genuinely interested in any long-term plans that exist for the language. * Is there a list of features that had been decided to be added to core? * I know there are complaints about the tests. Is there a plan on how to improve them? * Are there any long-term changes desired? I know CoW went in some time ago. Anything like that? * Is the documentation where we want it? Is someone herding those efforts? * I remember Yves Orton mentioning his grief with the XS interface. Are there plans for formalizing and solidifying how to handle some of the warts he mentioned? * Do we know how we want Perl 5 to look like 5-10 years from now? Thanks, Sawyer.



