> At the risk of beating a dead and bloated horse, I have no doubt that I will > enjoy and take advantages of the improvements in Perl6, but I still don't > see the logic in changing operators. I mean, why make old code unusable? > If you can make a Perl5->6 converter, why can't you integrate Perl5 code > into Perl6? Like I said, I have no doubt that I will use the many new > features of Perl6 and enjoy them, but I think that sums up a lot of the gut > reactions of people that I have spoken to.
By some subtle modifications to the language, i.e. splitting the package into module and class, Perl6 should be able to automatically detect old code and handle it properly. This means old modules might work without change, allowing you to delay porting them! -> to . is the most painful change for Perl5 people. If you want to embed Perl5 code into Perl6, I can just imagine: use Inline::Perl5 Jonathan Paton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
