But if use types really means that variables must be typed, together with all other restrictions, this would just be a C (or C++) with Perlish syntax (and consequently a different language)

Which isn't necessarily useless. I could still imagine this to be useful as an inline language ( Inline::RPerl ) to avoid XS for inner loops where performance matters.

Yeah, the commandements reduce Perl to a managed-memory C without function pointers. As you say, it isn't useless if you want to avoid C and XS.

In reply to Re^5: Perl 5 Optimizing Compiler, Part 15: RPerl v1.2 Kickstarter Now Live by Corion
in thread Perl 5 Optimizing Compiler, Part 15: RPerl v1.2 Kickstarter Now Live by Will_the_Chill

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