Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 25, 2004 08:05 PM
Perl 6 will not be backward compatible with Perl 5
The new version of Perl include a try() and catch() routine for risky functions that operates differently from other languages that use it.
Virtually every available special character has been used using the new version of Perl, including some in the unicode space outside of standard ASCII
All existing Perl scripts "have to" be rewritten? Yet more cryptic, write-only code will be generated by using MORE special characters in addition to $; , $? , $], $) etc? No attention will be paid to standard practice in other languages?
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 25, 2004 08:05 PMThe new version of Perl include a try() and catch() routine for risky functions that operates differently from other languages that use it.
Virtually every available special character has been used using the new version of Perl, including some in the unicode space outside of standard ASCII
All existing Perl scripts "have to" be rewritten? Yet more cryptic, write-only code will be generated by using MORE special characters in addition to $; , $? , $], $) etc? No attention will be paid to standard practice in other languages?
I don't think I'll be interested in Perl 6.
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