Re^5: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long

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Re^6: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by grinder (Bishop) on Feb 28, 2006 at 08:34 UTC
"It's not source filtering is it?" Smart match, switch, say and the like were added to the language in December 2005 by Robin Houston. See the summary for a starting place to find out more. You might also have to go back a few weeks to catch all the developments. In short, no, it's not a filter. • another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl	[reply]
Re^7: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by shotgunefx (Parson) on Feb 28, 2006 at 08:51 UTC
Now that I'm happy to hear :) One question thought, anyone know why they went with "err"? Just seems like it would clash with a lot of things and off the top of my head, doesn't seem very intuitive. -Lee "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."	[reply]
Re: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by benizi (Hermit) on Feb 28, 2006 at 15:46 UTC
A quote from the "Time to release 5.9.3?" section of the summary pointed out by your parent poster: To summarise: just about everyone thinks that err sucks, but no-one can think of anything better. Personally, I like Yves's 'dor' (defined-or) suggestion.	[reply]
Re^2: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by shotgunefx (Parson) on Feb 28, 2006 at 15:49 UTC
Re^8: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by chromatic (Archbishop) on Feb 28, 2006 at 09:17 UTC
What does intuition have to do with computers?	[reply]
Re^9: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by shotgunefx (Parson) on Feb 28, 2006 at 09:43 UTC
Re^10: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by Fletch (Bishop) on Feb 28, 2006 at 14:37 UTC
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Re^10: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by duff (Parson) on Feb 28, 2006 at 15:30 UTC
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Re^9: Why Perl 6 is taking so !@#$ long by demerphq (Chancellor) on Feb 28, 2006 at 09:31 UTC