At 2:00 PM -0500 6/15/02, Jonathan Scott Duff wrote: >With all this new syntax, I can't wait until there's a perl6 I can try >it out against rather than just perl6-language.
Well, then, time to pitch in! :) Seriously, Parrot's at a state where a not inconsiderable chunk of perl 6 (and perl 5) can be implemented. We have scalars, arrays, hashes, simple I/O, and global variables. While there's some stuff we don't have yet (namely the specialized regex code, stream filters, lexicals, objects, and subroutines) we have more than enough to do much of perl 6. (Even regexes, if you don't mind doing it the slower way to start) We're looking for folks to work on the first cut perl 6 parser over on perl6-internals. All you need is a good knowledge of perl 5 (which is our first cut implementation language) and a willingness to dig through the Apocalypses and Exegeses. (Well, that and not minding the first version likely getting tossed out when we do the final implementation... :) -- Dan --------------------------------------"it's like this"------------------- Dan Sugalski even samurai [EMAIL PROTECTED] have teddy bears and even teddy bears get drunk