Re^4: No, "We" Don't Have to Do Anything

[spiritway]

Respectfully, I have to disagree with you, that volunteers aren't the first step. You're quite correct that deciding what you're going to build is vitally important, among the first things to figure out. But - who's going to decide? Volunteers. People who get together to create a fine product, mostly on their own time. Everyone is invited to participate, and as [id://chromatic] explained, even novices such as I can help out by learning more and asking questions - maybe suggesting features, or identifying unclear syntax, whatever. No one has tried to coerce me into using Perl 6, reading about it, or contributing.

I think it's exciting to find a bunch of people who are doing something - something very difficult - just for the satisfaction of doing a job well done.

I've got no idea wheter Perl 6 will ever be finished and released. I keep faith that it will. Now that I know I might be able to chip in and help (and I don't have to know how to write compilers or parsers), I'll go ahead and add my two cents' worth. Why not? The work pays off as I do it. I don't have to wait until the official release.

I think [id://chromatic]'s point was well stated: if you don't want to help out, great, but please quit whining about Perl 6 being slow, or having or not having certain features, etc.

Your comment that "Emotions, dreams, and feelings don't build results;..." is incorrect(IMNSHO). All the objective analysis, design, etc. aren't going to do squat unless people are motivated to do the hard work involved - and that takes dreaming, emotions, a feeling that this is worthwhile and meaningful. Without that, the project is dead in the water, and we might as well pick up our toys and go home. What you call 'hype' is often just people being excited about this project. That's what makes it go.