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MD in Perl 6 is beyond "occasionally handy". A glance at the Perl 6 setting modules[1] revealed something like a 50/50 break down of SD vs MD. Operators in Per
by raiph 10y ago
MD in Perl 6 is beyond "occasionally handy". A glance at the Perl 6 setting modules[1] revealed something like a 50/50 break down of SD vs MD.
Operators in Perl 6 are all MD, so that's likely a significant factor.
Additionally it is well designed. While the functionality starting point was CLOS, the UX has the benefit of hindsight and a decade of non-stop language evolution.
[1] https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/tree/nom/src/core https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/tree/nom/src/core