I watched Audrey's presentation (the one in Japan, I think). The recent one.

Perl 6 is scary. It's got Perl 5's more-than-one-way-to-do-it, but squared. I was taking notes, but at one point just gave up. Aside from the new (seemingly hairier) syntax, there's all sorts of new ways to not only change the language, but change how the compiler/interpreter works. It's just got multi-dimensional axes of TMTOWTDI all at right angles to each other.

Back to Audrey, what I immediately noticed was how smart she is. I mean, she's wicked smart. Then I realized, most of the Perl higher-ups (Larry, Damian, Allison, etc.) are also big brains like that.

And then it hit me: Perl 6 is mental masturbation. The Damians and Audrey's of the world will revel in the freedom, the power, and the flexibility. The rest of us will be scratching our heads looking for something easier to wrap our brains around.

In reply to Re: What's wrong with Perl 6? by Anonymous Monk
in thread What's wrong with Perl 6? by duff

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