After Parrot, what next?

Tim Hammerquist tim at vegeta.ath.cx
Mon Apr 9 21:01:00 EDT 2001


Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:
> A bunch of us were discussing the new Parrot syntax (i.e things like 
> "left_angle_bracket_right_angle_bracket") today and came up with a great 
> idea for a new language syntax, which mixes the best ideas of Parrot and 
> XML.  Instead of:
[ snip ]
> you'd do:
> 
>    <for>
>    <controlvariable>line</controlvariable>
>    <iteratorlist>getlines</iteratorlist>
>    <body>
>    <statement>
>    <print>line</print>
>    </statement>
>    </body>
>    </for>
> 
> So, what'ya think?

Waay too much typing for my lazy programmer's hands.  ;)

-- 
-Tim Hammerquist <timmy at cpan.org>
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that would have me as a member.
	-- Groucho Marx



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