Sawyer X

Perl 5 is doing well in its latest stable version: 5.24. It will soon see it's newest version: 5.26. So why is 5.24 exciting, why will 5.26 be even more exciting, and what can we expect of future versions of Perl 5?

Underneath the buzz clouds, Perl 5 continues development, cleaning up the language and adding new features. Allow me to be your guide to the changes in the Perl 5 language in recent years.

The status of Dancer. Version 1 vs version 2. Development efforts. Progress, lack of progress, and everything in between.

In the beginning of the great kingdom of the Internet, there was one ruler: Perl. With time, fallen from grace, the beautiful princess language lost its place on the throne, giving way to Ruby, Python, and to the dismay and horror of everyone in the kingdom, PHP.

But all is not lost. While underground, Perl has schemed a plot to overthrow the competitors. That plan is Plack/PSGI.

Interested in knowing more? Attend the talk, if you dare!