THE VIDEO SHELF · perl 6
Perl 6 for Mere Mortals
Curtis Poe's FOSDEM talk arguing that day-to-day Perl 6 is far simpler than its enthusiasts' talk of exotic features suggests. He compares basic math and string handling across languages.
Why HN readers recommended it
Offered as a pragmatic, convincing counter to the idea that Perl 6 is too strange to use.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Curtis “Ovid” Poe
- Topic
- perl 6
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2015
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Perl 6 isn't as complex as people make it out to be. I have friends who are race car enthusiasts who could go in to excruciating detail about cars and if you don't know how to drive, it could seem daunting. The reality is that …
Ovid on Hacker News · 2015-05
In Three Tales of Second System SyndromeThe typing and grammar mechanism aren't common, it may influence other languages. Also, Perl managed to survive even without mainstream relevance so the community will probably keep enjoying it. ps: I found this talk pretty convincing about pragmatism [VIDEO] also: [LINK]
agumonkey on Hacker News · 2015-10
In Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0
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