in reply to Re^3: What's wrong with Perl 6?
in thread What's wrong with Perl 6?

Can you estimate how long it will be before Perl6 can be compiled from C, like Perl5?

First someone would have to start working on an implementation of Perl 6 in C. To my knowledge, no one has. I certainly wouldn't. Yuck.

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Re^5: What's wrong with Perl 6?
by demerphq (Chancellor) on May 14, 2007 at 11:22 UTC

    I cant figure out why you think such an attitude is in Perl 6's best interests.

    If it isnt written in C (or perhaps C++) its going to find itself at a disadvantage competing in the marketplace with languages that are.

    IMO if Perl 6 doesnt end up with a C implementation it will end up as one of many interesting but ultimately trivial footnotes in the history of computing.

    And that not that an outcome that I would like to see.

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      If it isnt written in C (or perhaps C++) its going to find itself at a disadvantage competing in the marketplace with languages that are.

      C# and Java seem to be doing just fine, and Ruby's taking off despite being written in C and very slow. I don't understand your reasoning.

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        C# and Java seem to be doing just fine

        Are C# and Java not implemented in "C (or perhaps C++)"? If they are, why do you try to invoke them as counterexamples?

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