I just don't get why it's easier to speculate about things

As you say, there are "eight freakin' years of email" to "dig through." It's so much easier to speculate!

I've semi-casually tried to get an idea of "what's going on with Perl 6" a few times. Perhaps my attempts have been unreasonably casual, but they've not been very satisfying. Getting a good perspective is simple the same way reading the Camel from cover to cover is simple, which is to say it's easier to understand how to do it than it is to take the time to do it.

In reply to Re^3: How much is Perl6 the community rewrite of Perl? by kyle
in thread How much is Perl6 the community rewrite of Perl? by zby

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