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submitted 10 months ago by dessalines@lemmy.ml to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] Mad_Punda@feddit.org 100 points 10 months ago

I suspect there’s more people who speak Python fluently than Esperanto. So that comparison sits very wrong with me. The rest was funny :)

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 26 points 10 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...

[-] umbraroze@lemmy.world 15 points 10 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.