Re: Roll Call

2002-11-26 Thread James Mastros
On 11/08/2002 12:09 PM, Michael Lazzaro wrote: If you wish to take part in the discussions (or even just lurk), please reply to this message. If you have any particular goals that you feel this list should be addressing, please let us know. I'll probably lurk here, on and off, via NNTP. So

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-16 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
Michael == Michael Lazzaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michael If you wish to take part in the discussions (or even just lurk), Michael please reply to this message. If you have any particular goals that Michael you feel this list should be addressing, please let us know. I'm here, swirling in

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-10 Thread Jonathan Scott Duff
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:07:47PM +, Richard Nuttall wrote: One further comment on the differences. Bother MYSQL and PHP are much more simple languages, and the bulk of their references are functional, breaking down into a neat hierarchy. Perl6 needs documentation that slices a number

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-10 Thread NeonGraal \(Struan\)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Lazzaro) wrote in news:CB2CAEFE-F33C- [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This message is to open the perl6-documentation list. First things first, can we get a quick roll call of who is interested in this effort, at least in abstract principle? No point in having discussions

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-09 Thread Carlos Ramirez
Better late then never...count me in. Michael Lazzaro wrote: This message is to open the perl6-documentation list. First things first, can we get a quick roll call of who is interested in this effort, at least in abstract principle? No point in having discussions unless/until

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-09 Thread Carlos Ramirez
I think tutorials and code samples are a good start, especially to get started. In addition a reference manual (list) of builtins for quick lookups like perfunc would be helpful too. I like Rex's all-in-one reference guide http://www.rexswain.com/perl5.html And perldoc.com for a more

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-09 Thread Piers Cawley
Michael Lazzaro writes: This message is to open the perl6-documentation list. First things first, can we get a quick roll call of who is interested in this effort, at least in abstract principle? No point in having discussions unless/until there is a critical mass here. If you wish

Re: Roll Call

2002-11-09 Thread Michael Lazzaro
Carlos Ramirez wrote: I like Rex's all-in-one reference guide http://www.rexswain.com/perl5.html And perldoc.com for a more comprehensive reference resource ;)~ It's true, I use perldoc all the time. :-) Beats trying to less through the man pages by a wide shot. Let me ask you, Carlos --

Re: Perl5 Docs (was Re: Roll Call)

2002-11-08 Thread Richard Nuttall
Michael Lazzaro wrote: On Friday, November 8, 2002, at 11:07 AM, Richard Nuttall wrote: I presonally use a combination of documentation for programming, and find the Perl documentation more difficult to use than many. That's an interesting observation -- I'd love to hear more thoughts on