• zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    Esperanto always struck me as more perl-like with each part of speech having its own suffix like perl has $ for scalars, @ for arrays, and % for hashes. Though perl is probably more like a bunch of pidgins…

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      3 months 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.