Re: RFE: contains documentation

Far as I can tell, it's DRM free and those who have supported it in kickstarter, like me, got PDF, epub and .mobi. I don't think it's a big problem if you borrow it from one of us. Just drop me (or I guess any other) an email El lun., 10 sept. 2018 a las 9:29, ToddAndMargo () escribió: > > > >

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 10/09/18 10:00, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 09/09/2018 06:21 PM, Peter Scott wrote: "Learning Perl 6" by brian d foy https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Perl-Keeping-Impossible-Within-ebook/dp/B07GT9KPP1/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_2 $30 U$D for the Kindle edition On 09/10/2018 12:07 AM, Richard

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/09/2018 06:21 PM, Peter Scott wrote: "Learning Perl 6" by brian d foy https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Perl-Keeping-Impossible-Within-ebook/dp/B07GT9KPP1/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_2 $30 U$D for the Kindle edition

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 9/9/18 3:47 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: I also LOVE examples.  Sometimes an example will get past the fog quicker than anything else.  And you will notice in a (spoken) language dictionary, they ALWAYS give an example of how to use a work in its various contexts. "Learning Perl 6" by brian d

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/09/2018 03:12 PM, Peter Scott wrote: On Sep 9, 2018, at 2:50 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: My point is that the dictionary should teach you how to use the word in question. I do believe I am correct in my assertion too. Let's be clear that reference documentation is not the same as a

Re: RFE: contains documentation

> On Sep 9, 2018, at 2:50 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > My point is that the dictionary should teach you how to use > the word in question. I do believe I am correct in my > assertion too. Let's be clear that reference documentation is not the same as a tutorial. This is the difference

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/09/2018 11:16 AM, JJ Merelo wrote: Here it is: https://github.com/perl6/doc/issues/2303 just in case you want to add something more. I added my suggested wording

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/09/2018 11:16 AM, JJ Merelo wrote: Here it is: https://github.com/perl6/doc/issues/2303 just in case you want to add something more. Cheers El dom., 9 sept. 2018 a las 20:11, JJ Merelo (>) escribió: El sáb., 8 sept. 2018 a las 4:39, ToddAndMargo

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/07/2018 09:18 PM, Vadim Belman wrote: You're pretty much mistaken here. No documentation can replace a good book. No documentation is capable of providing enough in-depth understanding of The Concept. Hi Vadim, You are, of course, correct. And we are also talking at cross purposes.

Re: RFE: contains documentation

Here it is: https://github.com/perl6/doc/issues/2303 just in case you want to add something more. Cheers El dom., 9 sept. 2018 a las 20:11, JJ Merelo () escribió: > > > El sáb., 8 sept. 2018 a las 4:39, ToddAndMargo () > escribió: > >> On 09/07/2018 06:25 PM, Curt Tilmes wrote: >> > The

Re: RFE: contains documentation

El sáb., 8 sept. 2018 a las 4:39, ToddAndMargo () escribió: > On 09/07/2018 06:25 PM, Curt Tilmes wrote: > > The documentation isn't a tutorial, but is still improving every day. > > For the function it is documenting, it had better be > a tutorial. Otherwise, why would anyone other than a >

Re: RFE: contains documentation

You're pretty much mistaken here. No documentation can replace a good book. No documentation is capable of providing enough in-depth understanding of The Concept. I am a sleepy kind of person too. But I managed to get through Perl6 Deep Dive by Andrew Shitov in the only possible way: having

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/07/2018 06:25 PM, Curt Tilmes wrote: The documentation isn't a tutorial, but is still improving every day. For the function it is documenting, it had better be a tutorial. Otherwise, why would anyone other than a developer seek its input? Seriously. If you can't figure it out from the

RE: RFE: contains documentation

I second that nod. Learning Perl 6 is fixing up all kinds of my errant mental models. Just what I needed. Mark From: Curt Tilmes Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 21:25 To: Todd Chester Cc: perl6-users Subject: Re: RFE: contains documentation On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 8:58 PM ToddAndMargo

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On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 8:58 PM ToddAndMargo wrote: > My big gripe with the documentation is that it is written as > a refresher for those that already know what they are doing. > This is why I am such a good case for spotting things that > do not resonate with beginners. > > I am clueless, until

Re: RFE: contains documentation

On 09/07/2018 05:08 PM, Curt Tilmes wrote: On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 7:59 PM ToddAndMargo > wrote: >  From the page you linked to "Coerces the invocant and first argument to > Str , and searches for |$needle| in