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perl6-compiler Mailing List Started

Posted by timothy on from the compile-on dept.

horos2c writes "Well, it looks like perl6 has reached the point where development on the compiler has started. The perl6-compiler list has been started, and has a total of 55 messages so far, as of this posting, and there's a large thread on perl6's current status."

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  1. Re:Ruby - Perl 6 now by Colonel+Panic · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Forget Perl 6. I want a Ruby compiler for Parrot. Anyway Perl 6's VM, Parrot, is a more important accomplishment than Perl 6, the language.

    Indeed. And Ruby seems to be what Perl 6 aspires to be. Seriously, look at the list of features being added to Perl 6 and you get the idea that they're being heavily influenced by Ruby. They even have the idea of the 'Ruby-meter' in the Perl 6 community; as in how well does a particular proposed feature score on the 'Ruby-meter', so even they seem to think of Ruby as the benchmark.

    BTW: If you're looking for a Ruby frontend for Parrot, why not jump in and help us make one? The project is called
    Cardinal

    Ruby: Because I can't wait until Perl 6 is finished