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What is Perl 6?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the it-all-started-with-a-camel dept.

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."

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  1. unfortunately by caffeinemessiah · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can never be told what Perl is.
    You just have to see it for yourself.

    sorry, i just had to.

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    An old-timer with old-timey ideas.
  2. What is perl? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Baby don't hurt me,
    Don't hurt me
    No more

  3. Re:No language that I like better by patio11 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Perl taught me C++

    Somewhere, a maintenance programmer just slit his wrists.

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    Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.
  4. Q. What is Perl 6? by dazlari · · Score: 5, Funny

    A.Two Kiwi oysters going at it.

  5. Hiring here. by Tei · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello.

    We need 5 years experience Perl 6 programmers for 3D game. Reference: P6DNF.

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    -Woof woof woof!