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Perl Features of the Future - Part 2

Posted by michael on from the featuritis dept.

Kevin writes "This story is a follow up to yesterday's part 1 (hence the name) on the changes in Perl 6. Damian Conway (design team member): "There will be some learning involved, but it isn't like learning an entirely new language," he said. "It's more like adding a few new words to your vocabulary." It seems the perl intrepreter is getting overhauled as well."

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  1. fp! by djace · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp!

  2. No leadership in Perl6 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    These guys are just begging for handouts instead of cranking out code. They say they have no jobs - great! More time to code Perl6, right? Here's a clue, guys: simplify your language and VM designs. Right now it's all just a hodge-podge of shit. Looks like they're afraid to say 'no' to any useless fucking feature.
    Also we should be able to vote on who gets the Perl Foundation money. The votes should be weighted by value of monetary contribution. At least one member of the team is a bigtime underachiever. How do you get your money back from the foundation if you're not happy with the results?

    1. Re:No leadership in Perl6 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      It's clear that the Perl Foundation is not disarming. I know what a disarmed foundation looks like, and they don't look like one.

      The Perl Foundation clearly has Worthless Member Deficiencies (WMD), and therefore must be stopped. We don't have time to play "hide-and-seek" in a huge codebase, full of deception and confusing syntax.

      It's time the people of Useless Nominations (UN) (e.g. the "pumpkin holder") come together and stop Perl6.

      God bless America.