At 11:40 AM 8/7/00 -0400, Michael Mathews wrote:
>In the MLC discussion I have read many comments about how various "C-style"
>features would be easier for people to learn, remember, and use. In fact the
>MLC discussion itself was inspired by a desire to make Perl more C-like
>(actually Java-like)
John Porter said:
> that long post contained nothing that anyone
> reading perl6-language isn't already
> fully conscious of. At least, IMHO.
I admit I took artistic license with my point. I should have expected
programers to prefer short, logical statements (preferably ending with
semicolons).
We're here to work on perl6. Let's stay focused.
--
John Porter
Snippet from O'Reilly's upcoming fictional novel, the first in a new series
written for its loyal audience of CS professionals:
"Young Perl had definitely reached that 'awkward stage' in life -- not quite
a fully-accepted adult, but definitely not a child anymore. Her parents,
/they/ loved her, sh
