I would say it’s a DIHWIDT
Liz =================== > On 23 Oct 2015, at 15:21, Parrot Raiser <1parr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If someone is using Rakudo*, what are the implications of replacing > the compiler with the monthly update? Is it > a) a good idea, > b) should be harmless > c) a waste of time > d) a good way to confuse debugging efforts > or > e) a guaranteed way to bork the installation? > > On 10/23/15, Will Coleda <w...@coleda.com> wrote: >> On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I’m very happy to announce the >> October >> 2015 release of Rakudo Perl 6 #92 “Niceville”. Rakudo is an implementation >> of >> Perl 6 on the Moar Virtual Machine[^1] and the Java Virtual Machine. >> >> This is the “Birthday” release of Rakudo Perl 6; It’s the first release >> candidate/beta of the compiler for the anticipated 6.0 “Christmas” release. >> The “Christmas” release will occur on or about 17 December 2015, assuming >> no critical bugs are found between now and then. Please try the release, >> your feedback is greatly appreciated. >> >> The tarball for this release is available from >> <http://rakudo.org/downloads/rakudo/>. >> >> Please note: This announcement is not for the Rakudo Star >> distribution[^2] --- it’s announcing a new release of the compiler >> only. For the latest Rakudo Star release, see >> <http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/>. >> >> The Rakudo Perl compiler follows a monthly release cycle, with each >> release named after a Perl Mongers group. This month’s release is named >> after >> the Niceville chapter, because it sounds like a wonderful, magical place. >> >> Some of the changes in this release are outlined below: >> >> + We are now officially in beta! >> + There is now an infix:<.> operator that does method calls with slightly >> looser precedence than the postfix unary method call. >> + New operator 'infix o' for function composition >> + 'fc' for Unicode-correct case folding implemented >> + grep now accepts :k, :v, :kv, :p attributes >> + 'Supply.throttle' for rate-limiting >> + Array.push is now used for pushing one element (mostly); Array.append >> exists for pushing multiple values. Same for 'unshift'/'prepend' >> + Basic arithmetic operations ('+', '*', '-', '/') on Range objects >> that shift or scale the end points while maintaining exclusions >> + The v notation now allows alphabetic components: v1.2.beta. >> (Incompatible >> because method calls on a version must be protected by \ or () now.) >> + 'use v6b+;' notation is now recognized and enforced >> + Many built-in methods that return iterables are now much faster >> + Better error messages when comparing version strings with numbers >> + Several error messages that were lacking line numbers now include them >> >> These are only some of the changes in this release. For a more >> detailed list, see “docs/ChangeLog”. >> >> The development team thanks all of our contributors and sponsors for >> making Rakudo Perl possible, as well as those people who worked on >> the design docs, the Perl 6 test suite, MoarVM and the specification. >> >> The following people contributed to this release: >> >> Elizabeth Mattijsen, Larry Wall, Jonathan Worthington, Pawel Murias, >> Christian Bartolomäus, Tobias Leich, Stefan Seifert, Will "Coke" >> Coleda, Pepe Schwarz, Francois Perrad, skids, Rob Hoelz, Faye >> Niemeyer, Moritz Lenz, Jimmy Zhuo, Timo Paulssen, Stéphane Payrard, >> cygx, Nick Logan, Solomon Foster, tony-o, Bart Wiegmans, Steve Mynott, >> diakopter, niner, Tokuhiro Matsuno, Carl Mäsak, Nicholas Clark, >> thundergnat, Jonathan Scott Duff, Shoichi Kaji, sue spence, David >> Warring >> >> If you would like to contribute or find out more information, visit >> <http://perl6.org>, <http://rakudo.org/how-to-help>, ask on the >> <perl6-compi...@perl.org> mailing list, or ask on IRC #perl6 on freenode. >> >> The next release of Rakudo (#93), is scheduled for 19 November 2015. >> A list of the other planned release dates and code names for future >> releases is available in the “docs/release_guide.pod” file. A Rakudo >> development release typically occurs a few days (often two) after the >> third Tuesday of each month. >> >> The development team appreciates feedback! If you’re using Rakudo, do >> get back to us. Questions, comments, suggestions for improvements, cool >> discoveries, incredible hacks, or any other feedback -- get in touch with >> us through (the above-mentioned) mailing list or IRC channel. Enjoy! >> >> [^1]: See <http://moarvm.org/> >> >> [^2]: What’s the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo >> Star distribution? >> >> The Rakudo compiler is a compiler for the Perl 6 language. >> Not much more. >> >> The Rakudo Star distribution is the Rakudo compiler plus a selection >> of useful Perl 6 modules, a module installer, the most recent >> incarnation of the “Using Perl 6” book, and other software that can >> be used with the Rakudo compiler to enhance its utility. Rakudo Star >> is meant for early adopters who wish to explore what’s possible with >> Rakudo Perl 6 and provide feedback on what works, what doesn’t, and >> what else they would like to see included in the distribution. >> >> -- >> Will "Coke" Coleda >>
