On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:23:32 +0100, Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now, some of you may have noticed that I've suddenly started writing one or
> two little RFCs. Yes, this is really me, the same guy who was convinced that
> Perl 6 was an exercise in how quick we could all go to hell in
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 03:56:00 -0700, Carlos Ramirez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list
> (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for
> this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if
> you h
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 03:56:00 -0700, Carlos Ramirez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list
> (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for
> this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if
> you h
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:57:09 +0100, Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 02:42:24PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> > This one's double:
> >
> > Compilers,Principles, Techniques and Tools
> > Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools.
>
> You should read it twice.
On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:27:28 -0500, "Bryan C. Warnock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Apprentice Tasks
>
> Any task vaguely Perl related can be apprenticed out. Here is a sample
> list:
>
> - Documentation, both internal and external, including, for instance,
> programming guides, DDDs, user docum
On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:44:38 +, Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was being serious. But first, a plea:
>
> This is much harder than doing the Perl 5 summaries, because I have to
> watch over a lot more things. I'd appreciate some help; if you feel this
> is a useful exercise and yo
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:49:04 -0600, Jarkko Hietaniemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 03:47:12PM +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:
> > As an active non-smoker, I'd appreciate a different name.
>
> Likewise. What's wrong with builders?
Same here. Testers?
--
H.Merijn Brand
On Thu 17 May 2001 00:33, Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 2) If the language is so big that you can't hold all of its
> > features in your head, then those extra features might as well not
> > exist.
>
> I disagree. I don't hold all of perl5 in my head. Formats? They're
>
