Why use Perl 6 at this time what are the benefits besides what it has done
(Moose-declare) object oriented programming for Perl 5?
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Wendell Hatcher
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On Dec 29, 2010, at 12:02
Hello there,
I think my opinion would be just about the same as many others is:
1) The preface of specification book states that perl 6 is a NEW language
and it shares ideas with perl 5 and both equally benefit from each other- so
that gives a good question, why should I learn it if both cover the
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 09:03, Moritz Lenz wrote:
snip
> What do you think about the relation between 5 and 6
> * I don't
> * Perl 6 hurts Perl 5
> * Perl 5 benefits from Perl 5
> * The two are mostly independent
snip
As for the third option, I think Perl 5 is hurt by Perl 5, but
benefits fro
Hi,
On 12/29/2010 08:02 AM, Gabor Szabo wrote:
> I'd be happy to get your input on how else would you put this question or
> what possible other answers you would allow.
Here are some very rough ideas:
How much do you know about Perl 6?
* nothing except the name
* some design ideas or history
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Gabor Szabo wrote:
> So in relation to what Katherine wrote earlier we should have a
> question trying to figure out what are people waiting for before they
> start using Perl 6.
That's an excellent question. Possible answers:
* I'm waiting for a specific featu
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Richard Hainsworth
wrote:
> Gabor,
>
> there is a big gap between 'i wrote snippets' to 'i wrote modules'. How
> about 'i have written programs to solve real problems' ?
I agree. Although I don't use Perl 6 in production yet, for Perl 5 I
can say that I've never
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Richard Hainsworth
wrote:
> Gabor,
>
> there is a big gap between 'i wrote snippets' to 'i wrote modules'. How
> about 'i have written programs to solve real problems' ?
>
> How about a question on involvement in the perl6 development process, so as
> to see how m
Gabor,
there is a big gap between 'i wrote snippets' to 'i wrote modules'. How
about 'i have written programs to solve real problems' ?
How about a question on involvement in the perl6 development process, so
as to see how many people are following the process passively, and how
many are con
