Perl 6 Opinions

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Re: Perl 6 Opinions by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jul 15, 2011 at 19:23 UTC
Perl 6 is overall a better language than Perl 5. Perl 5 has, for the foreseeable future, a better ecosystem to allow me to do practical things.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 Opinions by perl.j (Pilgrim) on Jul 15, 2011 at 19:43 UTC
According to a friend of mine, Perl 6 has tons of bugs that nobody has fixed.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 Opinions by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jul 15, 2011 at 23:53 UTC
So do most projects. So does my DNA. That mostly doesn't stop me from doing useful things.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl 6 Opinions by perl.j (Pilgrim) on Jul 16, 2011 at 00:02 UTC
Re^5: Perl 6 Opinions by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jul 16, 2011 at 00:27 UTC
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Re^3: Perl 6 Opinions by moritz (Cardinal) on Jul 15, 2011 at 20:10 UTC
Your friend probably mixes up Perl 6, the language, which one of the compilers that attempt to implement it. Perl 6 - second systems done right	[reply]
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Re: Perl 6 Opinions by TimToady (Parson) on Jul 16, 2011 at 16:58 UTC
I have mixed feelings about Perl 6. Some days I like it, other days I hate it. I really don't know what to think about it because I don't know enough. I want to know what I will think someday. `:-)`	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 Opinions by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 16, 2011 at 18:07 UTC
Now I know what to get you for Christmas!	[reply]
Re: Perl 6 Opinions by zentara (Cardinal) on Jul 15, 2011 at 19:13 UTC
I'm an old dog, and I'll probably use Perl 5 until version 5.99.99 :-) I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 Opinions by zwon (Abbot) on Jul 16, 2011 at 07:35 UTC
If nothing happen they will release 5.100 after 5.99.11 at spring 2054.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 Opinions by Anonymous Monk on Jul 16, 2011 at 07:40 UTC
By that time we'll be using `2052-07-16` as version nombers	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Perl 6 Onions by LanX (Saint) on Jul 16, 2011 at 02:57 UTC
You can find long discussions for every aspect in the archives, like this one. And IMHO most monks didn't change their personal opinion in the meantime! Cheers Rolf	[reply]
Re: Perl 6 Opinions by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Jul 16, 2011 at 12:13 UTC
I know it’s coming, and I know it will be good when it does come. But designing a production computer language, and then perfecting its implementation to the level to which it must be perfected, is a beastly amount of grueling and painstaking work. Kudos to the many contributors here to that effort.
Re: Perl 6 Opinions by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 16, 2011 at 16:49 UTC
I realize that some people have mixed feelings about broccoli. Some may like it, others may hate it. I really don't know what to think about it because I don't know enough. I want to know what you, perl.j, think.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 6 Opinions by perl.j (Pilgrim) on Jul 16, 2011 at 17:41 UTC
I, as YOU OBVIOUSLY SAW, do not know much (if anything) about Perl 6. All I ask of you is your opinion.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 Opinions by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jul 16, 2011 at 18:02 UTC
The point being your question was soliciting opinion without any technical context or question of fact or use. When you change the noun it becomes obvious how vague it is. The opinions of strangers on matters of taste are essentially irrelevant. What is your opinion? Perl 6 is out there for you to try. FTR, I’ve enjoyed playing with Perl 6 but haven’t yet written anything “in production,” even for personal projects. Like I said, that should not really matter to you.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl 6 Opinions by perl.j (Pilgrim) on Jul 16, 2011 at 18:18 UTC
Re: Perl 6 Opinions by Anonymous Monk on Jul 16, 2011 at 18:50 UTC
Thanks to everyone for all the help.	[reply]
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