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On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Simon Cozens wrote: > On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 11:54:31AM +0000, Simon Cozens wrote: > > I categorically do *NOT* want perl6-internals to turn into a basic course in > > compiler design, purely for the benefit of those who know nothing at all about > > what they're trying to achieve. I'd like Perl 6 to be a masterwork, and > > masterworks require master craftsmen. If you want to partake in compiler > > design, it makes more than a little sense to find out how to do so. > > Guh, I shouldn't have said that, because I know exactly what'll happen now: > people will accuse me of being elitist and reactionary and trying to shut > people out who want to help. You don't want the compiler design to be a 'hands-on experiment' for us inexperienced folk? That's not elitist, that's pragmatic. You don't want this to be a learning experience - (corrections, observations, answers) - to the same? *That's* elitist. -- Bryan C. Warnock RABA TechnologiesThread Previous | Thread Next