Predeclaration of subs
Considering that: $obj.meth "foo"; No longer needs parentheses, and that argument processing is done on the callee rather than the caller side (well, most of the time), do I still have to predeclare C if I want to say: foo "bar", "baz"; ? Also, how does: method evil($x is rw) Work if argument processing is done on the callee side and we want to avoid constructing lvalues out of everything? Luke
Re: fast question
Matija Papec writes: > > Would there be a way to still use simple unquoted hash keys like in old > days ($hash{MYKEY})? > > imho %hash<> at first sight resembles alien ship from > Independence day. :) Of course there's a way to do it. This is one of those decisions that I was against for the longest time, until one day something clicked and it made sense. So I can certainly understand why you don't like it. You might do it something like this: macro postcircumfix:{} ($base, $subscript) is parsed( / $?subscript := (\w+) /) { return { $base.{"$subscript"} } } Whether that actually works depends on whether macros are applied until one C matches. If not, then you'll have to do it some other way: macro postcircumfix:{} ($base, $subscript) { if $subscript.text ~~ /^ \w+ $/ { return { $base.{"$subscript"} }; } else { no macros 'postcircumfix:{}'; # make sure this isn't # interpreted by the macro return { $base.{$subscript} }; } } Luke
Re: Time to change the (perl 6) guard!
--- Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 6:21 AM -0700 7/6/04, Austin Hastings wrote: > >--- Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> we need a Perl 6 pumpking, > > > >Luke Palmer. > > No fair volunteering other people, Don't think of it as "volunteering other people" so much as "popular acclaim." > though I'd be happy to forward > *your* volunteering on to Allison... :-P Of the qualities you listed for Pumpking: "Look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?" =Austin
Re: Time to change the (perl 6) guard!
At 6:21 AM -0700 7/6/04, Austin Hastings wrote: --- Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: we need a Perl 6 pumpking, Luke Palmer. No fair volunteering other people, though I'd be happy to forward *your* volunteering on to Allison... :-P -- Dan --it's like this--- Dan Sugalski even samurai [EMAIL PROTECTED] have teddy bears and even teddy bears get drunk
Re: Time to change the (perl 6) guard!
--- Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we need a Perl 6 pumpking, Luke Palmer.
Time to change the (perl 6) guard!
Or at least lay on more. Here's the scoop--we need a Perl 6 pumpking, someone to take on the responsibility of making the Perl 6 compiler happen. When we started this whole process these many years ago, we though having one person handle the software end of things was sufficient, but making perl 6 a reality is a much larger task than we'd originally figured, as both Perl 6 the language and Parrot the interpreter have ended up bigger than we'd thought they'd be. Bigger, in fact, than one person can reasonably manage, especially with a volunteer project. Hence, the call. Got people skills? Can you organize? Competently *design* code? Got free time? Work with people who are, well, Larry? Cool, this is for you. You don't have to be a star programmer, nor a parser or compiler whiz, though that certainly won't hurt. Enthusiasm's what you need, as there are people willing to help you out with the rest. There are plenty of things you don't have to worry about. You don't have to worry about the language design--that's Larry's job. Nor do you have to worry about the interpreter engine--that's Dan's job. What you'll have to do is get the Perl 6 compiler module, and its standard library, designed and implemented. It's a big job, but someone has to do it, and that someone could be you. (As a bonus, you get your own Secret Perl Cabal membership card and Decoder ring!) If you're interested, make your pitch to our esteemed, and mostly sane, Perl 6 manager-type person Allison Randal, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck! -- Dan --it's like this--- Dan Sugalski even samurai [EMAIL PROTECTED] have teddy bears and even teddy bears get drunk