Out of sight, and out of mind. Perl has taken a backseat the last few years in terms of hype, but the language is alive, well, and still holding the Internet together. With the release of Perl 5.12 a few weeks ago, it's time to take stock of and address the misconceptions around Perl.

Yes, Perl 6 is still a long way from being production-ready, by many metrics of "production-ready". We'll get to that more in a moment. However, Perl 6 development is being continued in parallel with Perl 5. Though it might not be obvious from media coverage of the open source landscape, the Perl community is still thriving, evolving, and releasing consistent improvements to Perl 5 and supporting technologies. That's really important, so let's say it again: Perl 5 development is continuing at the same time as Perl 6 development.

Read the full article on OStatic Why Perl isn't Going Away Soon (Or Ever) by Jeff Hobbs.