7 Feb 2006 17:01
perlfaq1: multiple answers affected
brian d foy <brian.d.foy <at> gmail.com>
2006-02-07 16:01:29 GMT
2006-02-07 16:01:29 GMT
I started to update some references to the latest version of Perl (since 5.8.8 just came out), then I got a little wild. Some of this diff is just better line wrapping. * What is Ponie? + rewrote the answer. I think the old answer assumes a bit too much about what the reader already knows. I mention Parrot and provide a link to its project. * What is a JAPH? + Explained a tiny bit more about the history * Where can I get a list of Larry Wall witticisms? + These sort of questions are answered with "Google". I still provide a link, and also one to Wikiquote, which has links to their use * How can I convince my sysadmin/supervisor/employees to use version 5/5.6.1/Perl instead of some other language? + this is the one that started it all. I don't like the / constructs, and the versions are dated. + I removed a lot of the text since it duplicates info in earlier answers + I'd like to provide some good advocacy links, but they've all disappeared. www.perl.org has nothing useful :( Index: perlfaq1.pod =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/public/perlfaq/perlfaq1.pod,v(Continue reading)
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