* Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05/10/2001 14:18]:
> >
> >Perl 6 *will* provide a backwards compatible Perl 5 parser. The
> >details are not nailed down, but this definately will happen.
>
> Damn straight. One way or another, perl 6 will eat perl 5 code close to
> painlessly. (Typeglobs, perhaps, aside)
Cool. Dan, is this a fundamental change from the philosophy that you
expoused earlier? Last time I brought this up it seemed you were
against having perl6 eat perl5 code. I'm thinking specifically of:
http://www.mail-archive.com/perl6-language@perl.org/msg06258.html
I'm NOT trying to put you on the spot :-), just wondering if the
philosophy has changed...
-Nate
