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• After lunch. (Score:1)

  by kaare (663)

  Oh, Jonathan will be very rich now. I guess he can retire when Perl 6 is ready*
  
  But with this, and if Google SoC will deliver, it looks like we can have Perl 6 before Christmas after all**!
  
  * Or when it's time for pensioning, whichever comes first.
  
  ** But still after lunch.
  • Re: (Score:1)

    by JonathanWorthington (6049)

    Just because I'm going gray, doesn't mean I'm nearing retirement age. ;-) Then, that's probably not the point you were trying to make. Actually, I'm not sure what you are getting at. Financially, I could easily earn somewhat more doing other contracting work. Heck, I could go and work on something that bored me 9-5 and earn even more. Apart from I'd rather work on stuff that interests me, and getting Perl 6 implemented and deployed interests me. If it was getting rich that I was primarily interested in, I'd
    • Re: (Score:1)

      by kaare (663)

      Just trying to show gratitude to both Vienna.pm for sponsoring you and to you for accepting working for a lot less than standard rate, for the love of Perl 6.
      
      Perhaps a bit of cynicism over the state of Perl 6 is mixed in, now after some 10 years since the process started, but I'm impressed with the latest development. A lot of good news coming out now in a still faster rate.
      • Re: (Score:1)

        by Alias (5735)

        10? Didn't it start around 2001?
        • Re:After lunch. (Score:1)

          by kaare (663) on 2008.04.25 2:06 (#62407) Journal

          Well, I see now that it was introduced in the State of the Onion in 2000.
          
          I was just sure that I had a conversation at that time that discussed if Perl 6 would be ready in 2002.
          
          Perhaps I have to move that conversation forward two years.

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