note LanX <i>> > How's the current performance? <P> > Bad. You should expect Rakudo programs to run 100 up to 1000 times slower than comparable perl 5 progreams. </i><P> Did you mean "prog-dreams"? ;-)<P> My 2¢ to this discussion:<P> The most interesting parts of the Perl6 project were:<P> <li> a JIT compiler tuning the execution nearer to C-speed <li> an orthogonal redesign allowing much easier language extensions in the future, while Perl5 is stuck in a byzantine labyrinth of patches and patches of patches.<P> Unfortunately for most of the messages I read from the Perl6 team, I have to admit:<P> <blockquote> <i>I'm really sorry, but I don't understand... 8-(</i> </blockquote> <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-708738"> <p>Cheers Rolf </div></div> 835419 835748