[perl #129025] [RFC] Warn the user if there is any code in a given block after the default or a when { * }

2016-08-21 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by Daniel Green # Please include the string: [perl #129025] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=129025 > This bit me at first when I was changing some conditions around. E.g., given 'a' { w

Re: Killer Features of Perl 6

2016-08-21 Thread Wendy
At 10:35 PM 8/20/2016, Elizabeth Mattijsen wrote: > >> On 20 Aug 2016, at 22:14, Tony Edwardson wrote: >> In a few weeks I will be presenting a talk on a technical meeting >for Milton Keynes Perl Mongers and I have decided to try and sell the >benefits of Perl 6 to a bunch of Perl 5 experts. >> I

Re: Killer Features of Perl 6

2016-08-21 Thread Parrot Raiser
In some ways, the problem is an embarrassment of riches. There are so many aspects of P6 ("layers of the onion"), many of which are of no interest to people who merely have a problem to solve. Many of the concepts of P6 that are essential to its role as a language development platform are somewhere

Re: Killer Features of Perl 6

2016-08-21 Thread H.Merijn Brand
On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 21:14:42 +0100, Tony Edwardson wrote: > Hi All > > In a few weeks I will be presenting a talk on a technical meeting for > Milton Keynes Perl Mongers and I have decided to try and sell the > benefits of Perl 6 to a bunch of Perl 5 experts. > I am interested in your opinion

Re: lwp. Where are the directions?

2016-08-21 Thread Steve Mynott
No one has written any docs yet. But there are examples in the 't' test directory. S On Sunday, 21 August 2016, ToddAndMargo wrote: > Hi All, > > Where are the directions to use > > http://modules.perl6.org/#q=LWP > > (I do not have Perl 6 installed yet. I was hoping > to find the directions

Re: lwp. Where are the directions?

2016-08-21 Thread Timo Paulssen
You might have more luck with HTTP::UserAgent: https://github.com/sergot/http-useragent Hope that helps! - Timo On 21/08/16 09:19, ToddAndMargo wrote: > Hi All, > > Where are the directions to use > > http://modules.perl6.org/#q=LWP > > (I do not have Perl 6 installed yet. I was hoping > t

Re: Killer Features of Perl 6

2016-08-21 Thread Yubin Ruan
On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 04:46:38PM -0400, Parrot Raiser wrote: > The REPL (Read, Evaluate, Print, Loop) is a major benefit that doesn't > get mentioned much. It's going to be a great help in training courses; > so much so that I'm trying to think of a way of achieving one in Perl > 5. Although REP

lwp. Where are the directions?

2016-08-21 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, Where are the directions to use http://modules.perl6.org/#q=LWP (I do not have Perl 6 installed yet. I was hoping to find the directions on the web,) Many thanks, -T -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows

Red Hat?

2016-08-21 Thread ToddAndMargo
Any sign of support for Perl 6 from Red Hat yet? CentOS, Fedora? -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~