Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs (ook!)

2005-03-01 Thread Ian Langworth
I like bananas and have been using the Ook programming language and Ook# .Net framework for a large number of corporate projects. For example, since the phone conversations of many younger teenagers probably consists of apeish grunts, it is entirely logical to write cell phone applications in a

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs (ook!)

2005-03-01 Thread Ian Langworth
I like bananas and have been using the Ook programming language and Ook# .Net framework for a large number of corporate projects. For example, since the phone conversations of many younger teenagers probably consists of apeish grunts, it is entirely logical to write cell phone applications in a

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-03-01 Thread Ben Tilly
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:02:08 -0500, Adam Turoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 03:39:30PM -0500, Gyepi SAM wrote: It must be: I am using LISP, after a long hiatus, and really liking it. I simply did not appreciate its power upon introduction six years ago. Yep. I never

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-03-01 Thread Mike Burns
--- Ben Tilly mumbled on 2005-03-01 14.56.51 -0800 --- Here's an explanation of the Y-Combinator. It won't work in Perl because Perl doesn't do lexical binding of input parameters. JavaScript does and most should know that, so I'll do it in JavaScript. Also see The Little JavaScripter:

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-02-28 Thread Aaron Sherman
On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 12:51, Benjamin Kram wrote: Has anyone had a chance to play with pugs? I just svned down a copy and was going to toy with it a bit. Only a little bit. I am, however, sure that the correct way to boost the popularity of your favorite niche language is to write a compiler /

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-02-28 Thread Kenneth A Graves
On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 13:32, Aaron Sherman wrote: On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 12:51, Benjamin Kram wrote: Has anyone had a chance to play with pugs? I just svned down a copy and was going to toy with it a bit. Only a little bit. I am, however, sure that the correct way to boost the popularity

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-02-28 Thread Ben Tilly
Ruby is easier for Perl people to get into than Haskell. By the same token, learning Ruby will expand your horizons less than Haskell. Which is preferable depends on your point of view. Cheers, Ben On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:49:59 -0500, Benjamin Kram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just grabbed

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-02-28 Thread Gyepi SAM
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 01:40:35PM -0500, Kenneth A Graves wrote: I haven't gotten around to playing with Pugs yet, but I did build Haskell this weekend. It's a functional-programming conspiracy. It must be: I am using LISP, after a long hiatus, and really liking it. I simply did not

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-02-28 Thread Benjamin Kram
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 03:43:24PM -0500, Aaron Sherman wrote: On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 15:39, Gyepi SAM wrote: As I recall, there are quite a few cross language programmers on this list... I've never used cross, but I hear it's a great language. What do you use it for? Warding off zombie

Re: [Boston.pm] perl6/pugs

2005-02-28 Thread Greg London
Aaron Sherman wrote: On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 15:39, Gyepi SAM wrote: As I recall, there are quite a few cross language programmers on this list... I've never used cross, but I hear it's a great language. What do you use it for? It's most useful for stuff like Hey, you kids! Get off