[Buffalo-pm] Parrot...hmm..What about Perl6

[Richard Dice]

Jim,

You make a good distinction between Parrot and Perl 6.  I would like to
point out that one of the most promising routes to eventual full
implementation of Perl 6 is on a Parrot engine, and so help for Parrot is
likely going to directly speed the progress of Perl 6.

Beyond that, there are aspects of Perl 6 implementation that are closely
related to Parrot development;  namely, PCT (the "parrot compiler
toolchain") and NQP ("not quite perl").   NQP could be the most
closely-related project to Phil's interests.  That is, it is a strict subset
of Perl 6 within the PCT that provides enough of the language that not-yet
implemented elements of Perl 6 (on Parrot) can be implemented with NQP!

It's a great way to gain practice in Perl 6 while at the same time helping
bring Perl 6 closer to reality.  Phil, you game?

Cheers,
Richard

On Nov 12, 2007 6:26 PM, James E Keenan <jkeen at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> On Nov 12, 2007, at 2:10 PM, Richard Dice wrote:
>
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > You can join that effort.  Volunteers are welcome, needed, and make
> > a big difference.
>
> I agree.
>
> > For instance, of the people I know who are on this list, Jim Keenan
> > is a very committed volunteer.
>
> I agree with that too ;-)
>
> > Maybe you could talk to him about ways you can make a difference too?
> >
>
> However, I should note that the project where I'm most heavily
> involved is Parrot, the virtual machine which will underlie Perl 6.
> I'm not involved with Perl 6 itself and can't speak authoritatively
> about its development.  Based on his subsequent post, my guess is
> that his main interest lies in Perl 6.  I would recommend that he
> post on perl6porters about his interests and see how they can work
> him into that project.
>
> jimk
>
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