Re: We know what you need, and we'll push it down your throat.

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From: Abigail
Subject: Re: We know what you need, and we'll push it down your throat.
Date: 14:21 on 22 Dec 2006
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On Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 04:19:33PM +0200, Yossi Kreinin wrote:
> >
> >In Perl6:
> >
> >    print sqrt(9) + 7;  # Prints 10.
> >    print sqrt (9) + 7; # Prints  4.
> >
> >    #
> >    # Code1 is run if %hash is non-empty. Code2 is always run.
> >    # Code3 is always run. Code4 is run if %hash{Code3} is true.
> >    #
> >    if %hash {Code1} {Code2}
> >    if %hash{Code3} {Code4}
> >
> >
>=20
> Oh, this is not good. This is sub-optimal. Hm. Um. I've never seen anythi=
ng=20
> like it. How can you program in this. Not good.
>=20
> But. But. Doesn't Perl 6 have Perl 5 compatibility mode?


Yes, but that's never promised to be any more than the ability to run perl5
programs.=20

But I don't need perl6 to run perl5 programs. I've been able to run perl5=
=20
programs since, oh, 1994 or so.



Abigail

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