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What is Perl 6?
chromatic writes "Perl.com has a new article entitled What is Perl 6?. It analyzes the changes to the language in light of the good and bad points of Perl 5 and provides new information about the current state of the project: Perl 6 exists, you can write code in it today, and it's more consistent and easier to use than Perl 5."
You can never be told what Perl is.
You just have to see it for yourself.
sorry, i just had to.
An old-timer with old-timey ideas.
Baby don't hurt me,
Don't hurt me
No more
I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.
Rob
Somewhere, a maintenance programmer just slit his wrists.
Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.
A.Two Kiwi oysters going at it.
From TFA:
Whipituptitude?!
That is awesome. Made up words a--
Whats this? Manipulexity?
How much awesome can you cram into a single sentence?
Hello.
We need 5 years experience Perl 6 programmers for 3D game. Reference: P6DNF.
-Woof woof woof!
If the release of Perl 5 was any indication, Perl 6 is the single magic bullet that will kill all of my (Perl) code.
.NET.
Perl 6 may be more akin to a divine programming language, which makes the implimentation of complex data structures simple and sublime. Then again, it could all be a nasty trick to lead us away from the true path of enlightenment.
Perl 6 is not
Perl 6 is not controlled by any major corporation; I haven't decided whether this is advantageous or not yet.
If I were to have a child, would it be written in Perl 6?
Can Perl 6 be used to unlock the secret mysteries of the Bible code to reveal the end times?
Is Perl 6 really being developed by the descendants of Jesus Christ? Is the Pope trying to cover it up? Does the Pope know what Perl is? If so, is using Perl 5 a sin? How about Perl 6?
I bought a preview book on Perl 6 a few years ago. Is it still useful? Can I have my money back?
If Ruby was an upgrade to Perl, and Perl 6 is a an upgrade to Perl and Ruby, will Ruby need to changes their name in such a way as to play off of Ruby Tuesdays?
If I enter the Perl 6, can I change my mind later?
If Perl 6 is brillian, but no one uses it, is it still brilliant? What if it's awful and everyone uses it?
So very tired....
That's the first time I've ever seen or heard anyone say that Lisp didn't have enough parentheses!
Information doesn't want to be anthropomorphized anymore.
* In TFA1: whipituptitude
* In TFA2 referenced from TFA1: whipuptitude
With Perl, there is always more than one way to spell it.
Being bitter is drinking poison and hoping someone else will die
Another is swallowing a bullet, while a third fell on his sword. There's more than one way to do yourself in!
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.