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Perl 6: Apocalypse 6 Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday March 10, 2003 @10:03AM from the dodging-a-pack-of-camels dept.

data64 writes "The latest Apocalypse talks about subroutines. Looks like we finally get type signatures which are way more powerful than the rudimentary prototypes available with Perl5."

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Re:Don't forget Parrot by data64 · 2003-03-10 10:36 · Score: 1, Troll

Perl (or any languages that compiles to the Parrot VM) becomes a very attractive language for more types of problems.

I guess this is becoming something like the CLR.
Re:Apocalypse Now by $$$$$exyGal · 2003-03-10 10:45 · Score: 0, Troll

Kurtz: We train young men to write Java and C code, but their commanders won't allow them to write "perl" on their airplanes because it's obscene!

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Ah, Perl... by aleksey · 2003-03-10 12:01 · Score: 0, Troll

*yawn* So have we re-invented Common Lisp yet?

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Remember what 'Perl stands for? by porky_pig_jr · 2003-03-10 12:22 · Score: 0, Troll

this is actually 'PRACTICAL Extractor and Reporting Language'. PRACTICAL. My ass. They should consider redefining the whole acronym. Pompous Esoteric Redundant Language would be more appropriate. Well, if you fill you're poisoned enough by Perl fumes, take some AWK or Tcl as antidote.