Dan Sugalski:
# At 2:00 PM -0500 6/15/02, Jonathan Scott Duff wrote:
# >With all this new syntax, I can't wait until there's a perl6
# I can try
# >it out against rather than just perl6-language.
#
# Well, then, time to pitch in! :)
#
# Seriously, Parrot's at a state where a not inconsiderable chunk of
# perl 6 (and perl 5) can be implemented. We have scalars, arrays,
# hashes, simple I/O, and global variables. While there's some stuff we
# don't have yet (namely the specialized regex code, stream filters,
# lexicals, objects, and subroutines) we have more than enough to do
# much of perl 6. (Even regexes, if you don't mind doing it the slower
# way to start)
#
# We're looking for folks to work on the first cut perl 6 parser over
# on perl6-internals. All you need is a good knowledge of perl 5 (which
# is our first cut implementation language) and a willingness to dig
# through the Apocalypses and Exegeses. (Well, that and not minding the
# first version likely getting tossed out when we do the final
# implementation... :)
If we can use a real parser (Parse::Yapp, Parse::RecDescent), I'd love
to help. If not...well...it'll be Just Too Hard. :^)
--Brent Dax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
@roles=map {"Parrot $_"} qw(embedding regexen Configure)
Early in the series, Patrick Stewart came up to us and asked how warp
drive worked. We explained some of the hypothetical principles . . .
"Nonsense," Patrick declared. "All you have to do is say, 'Engage.'"
--Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual
