On 4/16/02 11:16 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> claimed:
> I think calling a language that will parse things differently > if you insert white space between tokens "free-format" totally > removes all meaning from the phrase "free-format". Perl has always had very specific rules of behavior specifying that context matters for an expression. This is just another one (and Perl 6, I'm guessing, will actually have fewer of these than Perl 5 does). > Other languages will remain being developed and bugfixed. If perl6 is > going to happen (I hope it won't), I'll be shopping for a new language. > perl6 will just be one of the candidates. It's already happening. And it will by and large be very recognizable to Perl 5 hackers. Remember, the Apocalypses and Exegeses emphasize what's going to be different, and the huge amounts that will remain the same aren't getting covered, since the assumption is that the audience reading these things already knows it. Personally, as someone who writes very large and complex applications, I'm really excited by all the Perl 6 proposals. I want it now! But I can see why one-liner fans and obfuscators folks would be less than happy about some of the changes. Regards, David -- David Wheeler AIM: dwTheory [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 15726394 http://david.wheeler.net/ Yahoo!: dew7e Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
