Perl 7 will...

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Re: Perl 7 will... by cdarke (Prior) on Dec 15, 2008 at 14:22 UTC
...travel back in time and complete Perl 6 by Christmas.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by klekker (Pilgrim) on Dec 13, 2008 at 20:57 UTC
I thought right after Perl 6 there will be Perl 9: http://www.perl9.org/ ?! I'm confused... ;) k	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 7 will... by jdporter (Chancellor) on Dec 13, 2008 at 21:58 UTC
Perl 9	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 7 will... by Bass-Fighter (Beadle) on Dec 19, 2008 at 10:52 UTC
I can't barely wait for 15. they're in a position to skip versions right now if I read that site in a good way... so why don't call it perl infinite.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by kyle (Abbot) on Dec 13, 2008 at 22:13 UTC
...be written in Perl 6.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by jdporter (Chancellor) on Dec 13, 2008 at 22:00 UTC
...be Perl 6's rewrite of Perl.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 14, 2008 at 02:04 UTC
Perl 7 will be released by Easter.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 7 will... by Gavin (Archbishop) on Dec 14, 2008 at 12:04 UTC
...............Yes, but which millennia.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 7 will... by Porculus (Hermit) on Dec 16, 2008 at 21:20 UTC
Hopefully only one.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl 7 will... by gokuraku (Monk) on Dec 18, 2008 at 14:51 UTC
Re: Perl 7 will... by swampyankee (Parson) on Dec 14, 2008 at 22:10 UTC
be announced before Perl 6 is released. Of course, Perl 7 will be able to parse any known language, including APL. Information about American English usage here and here. Floating point issues? Please read this before posting. — emc	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 7 will... by samizdat (Vicar) on Dec 15, 2008 at 13:53 UTC
If Perl can parse itself, it truly WILL be capable of parsing any language... including English. Don Wilde "There's more than one level to any answer."	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by kyle (Abbot) on Dec 13, 2008 at 21:47 UTC
I thought Perl 6 already ran LOLCODE!	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 7 will... by ccn (Vicar) on Dec 13, 2008 at 22:11 UTC
And Perl 7 will compile OOPSCODE.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by samizdat (Vicar) on Dec 13, 2008 at 22:13 UTC
Run PerlCritic in a new Full Nag mode with direct links to SoPW. Don Wilde "There's more than one level to any answer."	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by toolic (Bishop) on Dec 13, 2008 at 21:50 UTC
Have 2 bionic arms like the 7 Million Dollar Man	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by Anonymous Monk on Dec 14, 2008 at 02:02 UTC
Perl 7 will write itself, raise babies, and take over the world.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 was... (was: Perl 7 will...) by haoess (Curate) on Dec 13, 2008 at 22:30 UTC
... kurila. kurila began life as "Perl 7". (What is kurila) -- Frank	[reply]
Re^2: Perl 7 was... (was: Perl 7 will...) by mr_mischief (Monsignor) on Dec 19, 2008 at 19:35 UTC
Thatnks for the refernce to kurila. I really like some of the syntax changes, but some others seem to be changes for the sake of change. It's an interesting project, and I'll be keeping an eye on it for ideas about alternative ways to do things in my DSLs.	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by apl (Monsignor) on Dec 14, 2008 at 01:49 UTC
... a port of Snobol! ... written in Lisp! ... finally inplement IO::Telepathy!	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by koolgirl (Hermit) on Dec 18, 2008 at 17:13 UTC
Will be the fuel that ignites the inevitable fire of destruction under Mr. Gates stolen operating system! :)	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by missingthepoint (Friar) on Dec 19, 2008 at 23:54 UTC
... given "what's the answer to life, the universe, and everything?" tell you that the input is bogus. Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece... -- Nadia Boulanger	[reply]
Re: Perl 7 will... by jonadab (Parson) on Dec 17, 2008 at 13:29 UTC
I'm thinking Perl 7 will pretty much be RAIF-POOL.	[reply]


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