On 2016-03-09 7:59 AM, Parrot Raiser wrote:
Software that traps a user with no obvious way to quit is annoying,
(especially if one is just starting to learn it).
When Perl 6 is invoked with no options, it starts the REPL, simply
offering the ">" prompt, with no explanation of how to get out. Anyone
used to software is likely to have no problems guessing "exit",
(perhaps after will terminate it, but a newbie might not.
How much work would it be to print "To return to the command line,
type exit or ^D" when first invoked?
I think this is a great idea. There is also precedent for a REPL to print a
similar statement like "for help type this". -- Darren Duncan
