Re: sql idea

2010-11-27 Thread Carl Mäsak
Darren (): (I apologize if this isn't correct Perl 6, and I'm not sure how to specify a hash slice that returns pairs rather than just values): Ask, and it shall be given you (by S02): %hash = (:aA, :bB); %hasha b c; # returns 'A', 'B', Nil %hasha b c :p;# returns a =

Implementations until Perl 6.0.0 released?

2010-11-27 Thread gvim
I'm new to the Perl 6 lists so can someone tell me if the implementations of Perl 6 will eventually transition to a Perl 6.0.0 standard or will TIMTOWTDI apply to the language itself indefinitely? gvim

Re: Implementations until Perl 6.0.0 released?

2010-11-27 Thread yary
Roughly speaking, will TIMTOWTDI apply to the language itself indefinitely? = yes. Perl 5 is a language defined by an implementation, Perl 6 is a language defined by a syntax and documentation. While there's no predicting what will happen, as of now it looks like there will be a few

Re: Implementations until Perl 6.0.0 released?

2010-11-27 Thread Jonathan Worthington
On 26/11/2010 17:17, gvim wrote: I'm new to the Perl 6 lists so can someone tell me if the implementations of Perl 6 will eventually transition to a Perl 6.0.0 standard or will TIMTOWTDI apply to the language itself indefinitely? The implementations are aiming towards passing a common test

Re: Implementations until Perl 6.0.0 released?

2010-11-27 Thread Jonathan Worthington
On 27/11/2010 18:37, Jonathan Worthington wrote: On 26/11/2010 17:17, gvim wrote: I'm new to the Perl 6 lists so can someone tell me if the implementations of Perl 6 will eventually transition to a Perl 6.0.0 standard or will TIMTOWTDI apply to the language itself indefinitely? The