in reply to Re^6: Perl 6 and Perl 5 parsing
in thread Perl 6 and Perl 5 parsing

I don't understand the confusion — it follows directly from the previous statement — so I throw the question back at you. If having a single compile doesn't prevent the nightmare, how can having a single compile be a reason for preventing the nightmare?

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Re^8: Perl 6 and Perl 5 parsing
by moritz (Cardinal) on Jan 14, 2011 at 21:27 UTC
    If having a single compile doesn't prevent the nightmare

    It might not prevent the whole nightmare, but nearly all real-world usage cases. So it is a good reason for separating compile time and run time.

      I don't see how it helps at all, especially in real-world usage cases. Could you give a real-world example where it helps?

      The only cases I can come up with would only exist if someone intentionally wanted polymorphic code, and that can be done under with existing builds.