Re^4: functional functions

[blazar]

This is not a flame.

Did I say so? I didn't mean to. If I implied that, then I apologize.

Re-read first line. And again.

First line in my browser read "Near the beginning of perlfunc, there is a section called "Perl Functions by Category". When I was first learning perl, I read that section at least": which part of it are you refering to?

OS agnostic for the sake of being agnostic doesn't solve much.

Well, I think there are some advantages: do not misunderstand me, I'm convinced that *NIX L&F both say in structure (e.g. the simplicity of the fork+exec scheme as opposed to an API with a bazillion parameters) and in UI is superior, and I'm happy that some aspects of Perl are inspired to it. Yet there are some common OS concepts that may be abstracted and already having a good model is not a valid excuse for not trying to devise an even better one that may better fit the tastes of people coming from different worlds. That's just my view however. Certainly I'm not Xah Lee!

It's tried to be language agnostic, too.

Huh?!? What, when, how?

Yet another syntax to memorize and port to. But there's still time to be convinced, it's not out yet.

I still don't understand. Are you talking 'bout Perl 6?

[Zen]

I meant my post(reply) being a flame. Whenever I've pointed out a perl 6 issue, it's usually met with "Troll" instead of addressing the actual content of my words, so it was about my post, in response to yours. I was talking about perl 6, yes. As far as language agnosticism goes, maybe it's more polytheist? It borrows arrow syntax, dot syntax, weird syntax from Mars, syntax from Python specifically, whitespace matters (sometimes), on and on... not aligning itself to any bias completely and that was my reasoning for my reply. I've been meaning to make a meditation on it and describe this point fully, but nothing directed at the quality of your response, only adding to the perl 6 part.

[blazar]

Ah, OK: you may have posted your concerns in the recent What's wrong with Perl 6?. However as far as I'm concerned, any meditation on that subject is welcome, so in case I miss it just /msg me: I will be happy to take part to it. (Probably disagreeing, IIUC the points you're hinting to in this very post.)