On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Dan Sugalski wrote:
> At 01:32 PM 2/20/2001 -0600, Dave Rolsky wrote:
> >
> >Hmm, I think of Python as more Babbit than Mahler. Perl is ... John Cage?
>
> Would that mean that perl 6 corresponds to 4'33"? (If I have the composers
> right...)
As someone else pointed out, you are correct. However, that's not exactly
what I was thinking with that analogy. If Perl 6 is 4'33" that would be
most unfortunate.
Actually, I was thinking of the difference between "there is one way"
(Python & Babbitt's serialism (side note: Babbitt is a _really_ nice guy
and not a crazy fascist though I can't stand his music)) and TMTOWTDI
(John Cage for sure).
-dave
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