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Saturday November 08, 2008
06:29 AM
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Sometimes I wonder what would happen if we gave Perl 6 the slogan "Yes we can!" and promoted it as "Real, effective change!" Maybe people could stop feeling ashamed of programming again.
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The Internet! (Score:1)
Clearly, Perl 6 needs to use the Internet to recruit and organize volunteers.
Erm... uh...
Maybe Twitter is the answer.
Brainstorm (Score:1)
"Worry less about complexity"
"Rakudo it today"
"Sugar is good for you, if it's Perl 6"
more than a slogan (Score:1)
"Yes we can" only sticks if you provide tools for people to use to motivate more people. If someone tries it and finds that indeed they can make a difference (which they enjoyed making), they will tell others about it.
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