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Author here. Thanks for reading my post! :) To answer some of the comments: no, this isn't satire, nor is it a marketing or advertisement piece. I'm just havi
by zoffix222 9y ago
Author here. Thanks for reading my post! :)
To answer some of the comments: no, this isn't satire, nor is it a marketing or advertisement piece.
I'm just having fun with the language and wrote a post in the voice of The Grinch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinch). It's meant to be mean. That's all there is to it. Tomorrow's article (coincidentally, also written by me), will have a more sober tone and will describe Perl 6's system of containers and variables. See if you like it more.
I'm OK if you don't like Perl 6 :) That's why we have so many different wonderful languages: everyone can find what they love. I love Perl 6. You should try it out.
- jprzybyl 9y agoThank you for the post! It was very fun. Some fuddy-duddies think that preferring expression over safety is irresponsible. They might be right, but Perl is a language that doesn't have to justify itself: https://www.perl.com/pub/1999/03/pm.html https://www.perl.com/pub/1999/03/pm.html Can't wait for the next one!
- sbmassey 9y agoWhat are some more reasonable uses for the but operator, then?
- zoffix222 9y agoMixing in out-of-band data
- CodeWriter23 9y agoI’m glad you’re having some fun. I still code in Perl 5 regularly and reading your code is causing my brain to invert. I’m not sure if you’re a Contrary Warrior or an Assassin whose primary weapon is Brainstem Autodissection. It’s like learning Perl all over again.