Tom Christiansen wrote:
> You're probably right, on every single point.
>
> I did the "What is Perl?" thing to focus folks on what this was
> really for, since many seem to be trying to create a new and different
> language now. And you've said all that here just fine.
Thanks :-)
There is another entirely more practical reason for keeping perl6
perl5-ish. Some pretty aggressive timescales have been set for the
production of perl6 (anyone who thinks they are not aggressive should
remember the frequency of recent perl5 releases), and a new language
design isn't practical in the limited time available. Also, the current
core of perl5 porters have an instinctive feeling for what constitutes
correct or incorrect perl behaviour. A new language would render this
innate folk knowledge obsolete - the importance of this knowledge in the
upcoming development process should not be underestimated.
--
Alan Burlison
