Re: implementing every(N)

2013-01-09 Thread Ted Zlatanov
On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 11:29:47 -0600 "Patrick R. Michaud" wrote: PRM> On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 12:14:22PM -0500, Ted Zlatanov wrote: >> >> Since I'm writing a module, I didn't think a one-liner was sufficient >> proof that state variables are rel

Re: implementing every(N)

2013-01-08 Thread Ted Zlatanov
On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 17:51:52 +0100 Carl Mäsak wrote: CM> Ted (>): >> Are state variables available now, or is the every(N) functionality >> possible in some other way now? CM> Why not try it by writing a small program? :) CM> Rakudo is available at a discount right now -- download it before it'

Re: implementing every(N)

2013-01-07 Thread Ted Zlatanov
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:56:37 -0500 Ted Zlatanov wrote: TZ> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:16 -0500 "Patrick R. Michaud" wrote: PRM> I suspect something like CALLER::<$?FILE> and CALLER::<$?LINE> might PRM> eventually do what you want -- they would at least get t

Re: implementing every(N)

2010-07-30 Thread Ted Zlatanov
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:16 -0500 "Patrick R. Michaud" wrote: PRM> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 09:17:30AM -0500, Ted Zlatanov wrote: >> I have a Perl 5 module called Every which provides, simply, >> >> every(5); # true on invocation 5, 10, etc. >> ever

implementing every(N)

2010-07-30 Thread Ted Zlatanov
I have a Perl 5 module called Every which provides, simply, every(5); # true on invocation 5, 10, etc. every(seconds => 5); # true at 5, 10, etc. seconds It's really nice in endless loops, logging, etc. I'd like to translate it to Perl 6 (using Rakudo specifically). Its current implementation r

Re: opposite of when (fewer stupid errors)

2009-01-07 Thread Ted Zlatanov
On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:48:47 +0300 Richard Hainsworth wrote: RH> Suppose I want a 'when' clause to fire when the test is *not* RH> met. What syntax should be used? Maybe the parser can be smart enough to recognize this: given $x { ! // {say 'this does not contain a digit'} } Other suggest

Re: Continuations for fun and profit

2002-07-09 Thread Ted Zlatanov
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yep. But serializing continuations is either tough, or not > completely doable, since programs tend to have handles on things > outside their direct control like filehandles, sockets, database > connections, and suchlike things. Resuming a continuatio