perl6 and Parrot 0.5.2 Released

mAriuZ writes "Bob Rogers just released Parrot 0.5.2. This monthly release includes a couple of interesting new features. First, we've bundled Patrick Michaud's Rakudo (thats the implementation of Perl 6 on Parrot) such that you can type make perl6 on Unixy platforms and make perl6.exe on Windows and get a working standalone Perl 6 binary. This is experimental and we hope to iron out some installation and deployment issues by next months release, but it was important to demonstrate our progress. The second new feature is a toolkit for starting your own compiler. Max Mohun built a prototype several months ago, and we've added a stripped-down version for now that builds the skeleton of a compiler for you using the Parrot Compiler Tools. I mentioned the LOLCODE compiler in What the Perl 6 and Parrot Hackers Did on Their Christmas Vacation; this is how Simon and Company were able to get LOLCODE up and running so quickly."

LOLWUT

[kcbanner]

hai
can has stdio?
visible "frist p0st!!"
kthxbye
btw damn you lameness filter!

Merry Christmas!

[0xC2]

Eleven months early!

Re:I'm sorry, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

That's why I only use nil [www.leib.be], though I switch to SARTRE [catseye.tc] or Whitespace [dur.ac.uk] in my more philosophical moods. Anyway, you're missing out, I heard there's a bunch of code in the Bible or something.

Re:Perl 5 to Perl 6

[chromatic]

I too will use PERL6, no matter what name it is given.

That's good; that name will likely be "Perl 6".

Re:BFD?

[MK_CSGuy]

Because my mama taught me to comb my hair, keep my fingernails clean and write code that other humans can understand without wanting to couge their eyes out with a fork.

You don't happen to be mrs. roberts's [xkcd.com] child, do you?

Re:Perl 5 to Perl 6

[Chelloveck]

(I was a Perl guy for 15 years, used to love it, now Perl and Ruby both look like line noise that's been encrypted -- compared to my new girlfriend, Python.)

I've been a fan of Perl ever since the 3.x era. A couple years ago I got a job at a place where the scripting language of choice is Python. My take on it is that Python is that cute, quirky goth chick you met at the bar. She's fun for a while, but once you get to know her you realize that she's got some pretty deep emotional issues that drive you absolutely nuts. And she's really, really obsessive about her appearance.

No, I'm more than happy to stick with Perl. She may be a little older and not quite as attractive, but she has a wonderful personality. Plus, there's more than one way to do her.