Re^3: Perl 6 was released years ago

I cannot imagine anybody seriously using an 8 year old obsolete version of anything and not being in the tiniest of minorities.

FORTRAN 77. That's all I have to say.

Well, I'll say a tiny bit more: YES, people do still use FORTRAN. YES, there are newer versions than the (19)77 version. HOWEVER, FORTRAN 77 is still in a great deal of use. Probably the majority of FORTRAN code in use today is FORTRAN 77. Certainly not a small minority.

Oh, and just because I like to point it out: FORTRAN is the last major language, before Python, to incorporate significant leading whitespace as a "feature" of the language. :-P

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Re^4: Perl 6 was released years ago by bunnyman (Hermit) on Nov 02, 2004 at 15:38 UTC
That's not a good example, because Fortran 90 compilers will (mostly) accept code written for 77. There's nothing holding you back from upgrading and still using the old stuff. Which sounds like what Perl 6 will be like, too. And because I like to point this out: In Fortran, spaces between columns 7 and 72 do not matter unless they are between quotes. For example: if( foo .eq. bar ) then is equivalent to i f(f oo.e q.b ar)t hen And people have the nerve to call Perl unreadable!	[reply]
Re^4: Perl 6 was released years ago by Anonymous Monk on Nov 02, 2004 at 10:08 UTC
Oh, and just because I like to point it out: FORTRAN is the last major language, before Python, to incorporate significant leading whitespace as a "feature" of the language. Another reason perl6 is great. It will have its own set of significant whitespace rules. It will now be: FORTRAN, Python, Perl6.	[reply]
Re^5: Perl 6 was released years ago by TimToady (Parson) on Nov 02, 2004 at 19:16 UTC
Ho hum. `<yawn>`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Perl 6 was released years ago by Boots111 (Hermit) on Nov 05, 2004 at 03:29 UTC
1) I don't think Perl6 has significant leading whitespace. 2) C++ `vector<vector<int> > // :-) vector<vector<int>> // :-(` [download] Boots --- Is a gallon of orange juice more perfect than Mt. Everest? -Prof. Baumann	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Perl 6 was released years ago by diotalevi (Canon) on Nov 02, 2004 at 01:46 UTC
Perl does the same thing slightly differently: trailing, non-line ending white space on the end of HEREDOC lines are significant.	[reply]
Re^5: Perl 6 was released years ago by etcshadow (Priest) on Nov 02, 2004 at 01:50 UTC
If you're joking: good joke. If you're not: that's hardly a reasonable comparison. `------------ :Wq Not an editor command: Wq` [download]	[reply] [d/l]