On 14 Jul 2006, bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> What other P6 features are considered "big win" motivators to start
> using P6 by others?
I think the new grammar feature (to me, it's very similar to what
Parse::RecDescent does today, but P::RD has problems and it's slow as
noted by others) is going to make Perl 6 an even better tool. I wrote
an article about it some time ago:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-cpregex.html
I would also recommend the Perl 6 Essentials book, which I reviewed
here (a new edition has come out since):
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-cpbooks.html?ca=dgr-perlw02PerlBooks
Function parameters are nice in Perl 6. Also, continuations are going
to be fun.
Besides the big features, I think little things like the zip operator
make Perl 6 an even better language than Perl 5. You really have to
use it for a little bit before you can "feel" how it's better than
Perl 5 (and some people may not feel that at all).
Here's another review of "Perl 6 Essentials" by Piers Cawley that
talks about why Perl 6 is nice too:
http://www.bofh.org.uk/articles/read/11
Ted
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