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in thread Unexpected Python News

The real important difference between Perl 5 and Perl 6 is that one is a programming language with an usable implementation and the other is Perl 6. But I'm sure Perl 6 will be incredible and contain everything anyone ever conceived. It's gonna be finished in about a year from whenever you read this post. You can come back to it any time and Perl 6 will still be ready in about a year.

Jenda
Enoch was right!
Enjoy the last years of Rome.

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Re^6: Unexpected Python News
by raiph (Deacon) on Mar 23, 2014 at 17:15 UTC
    »»» This comment mentions Perl 6. Perl 6 is immature, especially in comparison to the rock solid Perl 5 «««

    Dear reader,

    The Rakudo Perl 6 compiler is a usable implementation. It's not remotely where P6ers would like it to be and there are only a handful of users but folk are using it today to get $dayjob stuff done.

    Dear monks,

    liz, who posted the comment Jenda replied to, is highly respected in the Perl community for her contributions. (She just won a White Camel award.) This was her fist post here at the monastery in a couple years. You can contribute to the Perl 6 project by simply responding to her -- via substantive constructive engagement, or even just encouragement, either here or on #perl6.

    »ö« . o O ( "the celebrity tell-all of the Perl-6 cult?" )

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      By folk you mean "one person a year ago". Last year it was "about a year away". This year it's "about a year away".

      Pure clownshoes.

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