Perl 6 for Mere Mortals

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Re: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals by RonW (Parson) on Mar 05, 2015 at 16:57 UTC
"Perl 6 is a great language, but sometimes the enthusiasts talk about the crazy, scary things you can do with it." I can do crazy, scary things in Perl5. Also, C/C++, Assembly and several other programming languages. But seriously, if Perl6 really has gotten past the roadblocks, then great. Still, I am concerned about the misperception of it being very old news.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals by mr_mischief (Monsignor) on Mar 07, 2015 at 00:41 UTC
I understand the concern. However, I hear constantly about how Perl5 is very old news. I hear about it being obsolete, crufty, read-only, broken, ill-designed, ill-maintained, irrelevant, and tortuous. Then I smile, write some Perl, and collect my pay like any other day. I don't doubt Perl6 can withstand some criticism and still be found useful by folks who want to do actual work rather than proselytize.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals by Anonymous Monk on Mar 07, 2015 at 20:50 UTC
It would be nice if the Perl-6 acolytes would stop deprecating the real Perl though.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals by RonW (Parson) on Mar 09, 2015 at 16:47 UTC
Re^5: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals by Anonymous Monk on Mar 09, 2015 at 17:39 UTC
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Re: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; The Coding Dead by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Mar 05, 2015 at 16:39 UTC
Perl6 is worse than Anthropomorphic Climate Change and Terrorism rolled into one!!!! In fact Perl6 is quite likely to destroy the Earth even though it’s dead—it’s like a zombie language and Perl devs are all dead already and just don’t know it!!!!!! There, now the rest of you can make your remarks and have them come off as well-considered. :P	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; The Coding Dead by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 05, 2015 at 16:58 UTC
In fact Perl6 is quite likely to destroy the Earth even though it’s dead Nah! Won't get the chance. CERN are going to start up the Large Hardon Collider any day and Break Physics. And were all going to get sucked off by a giant. Er. Sucked off the planet by a Giant Black Hole. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I'm with torvalds on this In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; The Hard Coding by RedElk (Hermit) on Mar 05, 2015 at 21:05 UTC
..."Large Hardon Collider"... Erm, it should be Hadron. Some other group uses the LHC that you mentioned.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; italian humor by Discipulus (Canon) on Mar 06, 2015 at 08:56 UTC
As side note dunno if out of my beautiful country you had the news that our Education Minister, at the time of the CERN experiment, told to tv about a physical tunnel connecting Geneva and Gran Sasso mountains.. `o tempora, o mores..` L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; italian humor by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 06, 2015 at 10:07 UTC
Re^5: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; italian humor by Discipulus (Canon) on Mar 06, 2015 at 10:13 UTC
Re^2: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; The Coding Dead by bitingduck (Deacon) on Mar 06, 2015 at 10:42 UTC
Anthropomorphic Climate Change Is that like the Heat Miser and the Snow Miser? They had fun songs.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 for Mere Mortals; The Coding Dead by LanX (Saint) on Mar 05, 2015 at 17:37 UTC
♪..♫ You Know I'm Dead, I'm Dead, You Know It ...♩..♬ Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)} PS: Je suis Charlie! update ♪..♫... And The Whole World Has To Answer Right Now Just To Tell You Once Again, Who's Dead ? . . . ♩..♬	[reply]

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