It's very important to keep in mind that the perl6-language list does not1 directly affect the direction of perl 6. It is, in turns, a sounding board, think tank, shark tank, and insane asylum, but nobody on the list other than Larry has any say over what is going into perl 6.

It's easy to think it does, and either dispair over the insane wackiness that sometimes run rampant, or get overly inpressed with oneself when the list generally agrees with a point you make. Many people from outside the community use it as their only window on perl 6's development and conclude it'll be a festering pile of linguistic crap.

The perl 6 language list can be interesting, and it is at times useful in the development of perl 6, but it is, at best, advisory, so as long as you keep that in mind you'll be fine.


1I tried to make this blink for extra emphasis, but alas no joy there.

In reply to Re: Re: Perl 6 Involvement by Elian
in thread Perl 6 Involvement by Anonymous Monk

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