Perl and Python To Merge!!!

[MikeLacey]

Wasn't sure I believed this when I first read it but...

http://www.perl.com/pub/2001/04/01/parrot.htm

So - there will be no Perl 6 then; it will be called Parrot.

Hmmm...

At the moment, to be honest, I'm hoping that's it's a joke.

Comments anyone? Mike
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[stillflame]

It can't possibly be anything but a joke. It's april first... "If you think you're too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed tent with a mosquito."

 

[vcherubini]

I think this example gives it away:

[tt]

# copy stdin to stdout, except for lines starting with #
while left_angle_right_angle:
if dollar_underscore[0] =eq= "#":
continue_next;
}
print dollar_underscore;
}

[/tt]

It had better be a joke at least.

-Vic vic cherubini
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[vcherubini]

Then again, O'Reilly must be in on it too because it looks like they have a book on the subject:

http://www.oreilly.com/parrot/

-Vic vic cherubini
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[MikeLacey]

<blush> it is isn't it --- it's April 1st.....

I've been had.......... The page on

http://www.perl.com

is even titled &quot;April Fools Issue (1 Day only)&quot;

Doh!!!

I'm just going to hope that someone red-flags this whole thread, I'm too embarassed to ask..... Mike
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