# Search results for ""perl 6"" 457 results, page 1 of 23. Each result is an email: results with the same thread number are in the same thread. The link opens the thread as Markdown, find the email in it by its number. More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · RFCs at https://externals.io/rfc.md · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt 1. [[RFC] Partial function application](https://externals.io/message/114468.md) — email #114468 in thread #114157, by Bruce Weirdan on 2021-05-13 > Regarding "Comparison to other languages" Speaking of that section, there's one minor nitpick. Currently it says **Perl** **6** was renamed to Racket, but it was actually renamed to Raku. Racket is an unrelated, Lisp-like language. -- Best regards … 2. [PHP's declining(?) popularity](https://externals.io/message/107101.md) — email #107101 in thread #107096, by AllenJB on 2019-09-15 > … used to be king for doing a lot of scripting and anything remotely complex, then they went off on their **Perl** **6** voyage and now I don't think anyone knows what's going on with it or has the … 3. [[RFC] Pipe Operator](https://externals.io/message/93124.md) — email #93124 in thread #92960, by Stanislav Malyshev on 2016-05-09 > … these is true for |>-$$ thing - it does not have any matches in any languages I can think of (maybe **Perl** **6** has something like that because what doesn't it have?), it captures only one particular case and it … 4. [[RFC] Intersection Types](https://externals.io/message/92870.md) — email #92870 in thread #92857, by Rowan Collins on 2016-04-28 > … and more flexible. It's a shame that that's so verbose. It would be amazing to have something like **Perl6**'s "Junctions": https://perlgeek.de/blog-en.cgi/**perl**-5-to-**6**/08-junctions.html $foo instanceof any(Foo … 5. [On BC and not being evil (Was: Re: [RFC] Integer Semantics)](https://externals.io/message/76767.md) — email #76767 in thread #76753, by christopher jones on 2014-08-21 > … or just plain won't do something that they'll need, and PHP 7 will risk becoming this decade's **Perl** **6**: the cautionary tale for what happens when you burn all the boats. I agree with this idea principle … 6. [Feature Proposal: Allow letter decrementing](https://externals.io/message/68190.md) — email #68190 in thread #68160, by Xinchen Hui on 2013-07-19 > … 4) " a17" string(4) " a18" string(4) " a19" string(4) " a20" It sounds good to have string decrements. 2013/7/19 Peter Lind peter.e.lind@gmail.com Interesting to note that although **Perl** **6** is apparently capable of decremen 7. [Magic quotes in trunk](https://externals.io/message/50339.md) — email #50339 in thread #50301, by james.butler@edigitalresearch.com on 2010-11-18 > The only problem I can see with this is... do we wait for PHP6 as it seems to be becoming a bit of a **Perl** **6** (sorry for bringing this up)? I completely agree with it should only happen with … 8. [OT Godwin's law, was Re: Type hinting/casting request for vote](https://externals.io/message/44838.md) — email #44838 in thread #44727, by Jeff Griffiths on 2009-07-08 > … thread grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving **Perl** **6** approaches 1." JG -1 for 5.x +1 for **6**.0 Otherwise the **Perl** **6** guys will starting making their own jokes about being released before PHP **6**. --Wez … 9. [PHP 6 Preview](https://externals.io/message/29506.md) — email #29506 in thread #29469, by Cristian Rodriguez on 2007-05-17 > 2007/5/17, Steph Fox steph@zend.com: You still need to beat the **Perl** **6** release folks ;) What PHP6 needs is not repeating the same old mistakes over and over again : It should be developed without pressure, with quality … 10. [PHP 6.0 Wishlist](https://externals.io/message/18145.md) — email #18145 in thread #17883, by Adam Maccabee Trachtenberg on 2005-08-15 > Radically change all the operator syntaxes. Oh wait, that's **Perl** **6**.0, sorry. In the same spirit, on my PHP 7.0 wishlist are Unicode operators. :) -adam -- adam@trachtenberg.com | http://www.trachtenberg.com author of o'reilly … 11. [PHP 6.0 Wishlist](https://externals.io/message/18109.md) — email #18109 in thread #18053, by Sebastian Nohn on 2005-08-15 > … call it "**6**.0". "5.2" or "5.5" would be OK. Unicode support is cool but calling a release "**6**.0" just because of that looks a litte bit like "hey **perl**, we reached the **6**.0 before you … 12. [PHP 5.5 or 6.0](https://externals.io/message/17736.md) — email #17736 in thread #17719, by Marcus Boerger on 2005-08-09 > Hello George, Tuesday, August 9, 2005, 9:48:22 PM, you wrote: I think Unicode warrants a major version. I'd go with PHP **6** and aim to release it before **Perl** **6** :) From judging by a **Perl** **6** talk … 13. [PHP 5.5 or 6.0](https://externals.io/message/17734.md) — email #17734 in thread #17668, by Andi Gutmans on 2005-08-09 > … 27 -0700 andi@zend.com (Andi Gutmans) wrote: I think Unicode warrants a major version. I'd go with PHP **6** and aim to release it before **Perl** **6** :) From judging by a **Perl** **6** talk we attended at OSCON … 14. [PHP 5.1 - operator overloading](https://externals.io/message/14585.md) — email #14585 in thread #14469, by Stanislav Malyshev on 2005-02-03 > … JT>>scripting > languages, such as Python and **Perl**. BTW, I don't remember anything useful done with operator overloading on **Perl**. I must say I wrote a lot of **Perl** when nothing like **Perl** **6** existed, so I may be … 15. [what happened to that new isset() like language](https://externals.io/message/11062.md) — email #11062 in thread #10963, by Christian Schneider on 2004-07-10 > … to look up. It's easily confused with $a ? $b : $c; It's ugly (-:C I'd even prefer the **Perl** **6** err operator over it which is '//' or 'err' (low precedence) but then // is already the C++-style comment … 16. [[RFC] ifsetor operator](https://externals.io/message/9277.md) — email #9277 in thread #9208, by Christian Schneider on 2004-04-16 > … default'); that looks too perlish. Be happy with what we came up with now. That doesn't look perlish, it is **Perl**. **Perl** **6** actually (-:C But now that I thought of isset() I have no desire for an operator 17. [Proposal: Array syntax](https://externals.io/message/5229.md) — email #5229 in thread #5223, by Marco Tabini on 2003-11-05 > … other programming languages can quickly recognize and get used to. Creating confusing alternate syntaxes will bring us ever closer to **Perl** **6** where there are dozens of way to do the same thing. The end results in a confusing and … 18. [Proposal: Array syntax](https://externals.io/message/5228.md) — email #5228 in thread #5228, by Ford on 2003-11-05 > … other programming languages can quickly recognize and get used to. Creating confusing alternate syntaxes will bring us ever closer to **Perl** **6** where there are dozens of way to do the same thing. The end results in a confusing and … 19. [Proposal: Array syntax](https://externals.io/message/5223.md) — email #5223 in thread #5220, by Rasmus Lerdorf on 2003-11-05 > … other programming languages can quickly recognize and get used to. Creating confusing alternate syntaxes will bring us ever closer to **Perl** **6** where there are dozens of way to do the same thing. The end results in a confusing and … 20. [Proposal: Array syntax](https://externals.io/message/5220.md) — email #5220 in thread #5194, by Ilia Alshanetsky on 2003-11-05 > … other programming languages can quickly recognize and get used to. Creating confusing alternate syntaxes will bring us ever closer to **Perl** **6** where there are dozens of way to do the same thing. The end results in a confusing and … Next page: https://externals.io/search.md?q=%22perl+6%22&page=2