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Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by tcdent on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @08:09PM (#10343324)
I'm really surprised this site is the source y'all chose to upvote. Not only was the second-newest article published in 2012, they also have an assortment of other questionable content[0][1]. Advertising from rotten.com and a category named "Jonny Jihad" are also professional touches.

I mean, whatever floats your boat, but HN, is this really one of your go-to trusted news sources?

[0] http://www.pigdog.org/in_the_pink/html/interview_with_a_stri... [1] http://www.pigdog.org/pooniedog/

Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by matthewn on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @08:52PM (#10343488)
I was delighted to see pigdog.org appear on the front page of HN; I thought it had died years ago (and I guess it mostly did). The Pigdog Journal was a Big Deal for a certain clique of nerds/technologists in the late 90s/early 00s. (You know, when Perl was also a Big Deal.) The web was a smaller, zanier place then; for those that remember that web, pigdog.org brings a wave of nostalgia.
Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by tcdent on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @09:13PM (#10343562)
I edited my snark, but I was going to ask if this was "just a Perl thing?"

I guess it's just a Perl thing...

Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by stone-monkey on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @08:29PM (#10343408)
If you doubt the legitimacy of the post, I can confirm there was an event[0]. I was also there, and the blog post syncs up to what I remember from the event. I am surprised there isn't some official post event write up from the event organizers, though.

http://perl6releasetalk.ticketleap.com/perl-tech-talk/detail...

Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by acqq on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @04:11AM (#10344778)
Another blog reporting from the event:

"The Night Larry Wall Unveiled Perl 6"

http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2015/10/06/the-night-larry-wall-...

Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by Mister_Snuggles on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @08:47PM (#10343479)
When I first started reading this I thought the site was satire, though the article itself (ignoring the site) certainly didn't feel that way.
Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by evanprodromou on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @12:13AM (#10344147)
It is neither go-to or trusted but it is one of the best places on the Web.
Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by lloydde on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @08:12PM (#10343344)
What source would you recommend?
Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by xtreaky on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @12:14AM (#10344151)
Here are the official words from Larry. There will be 2 beta releases and the major one in December. Larry goes by the handle TimToady http://imgur.com/1Vrpl2G
Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by vacri on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @01:19AM (#10344299)
That source is nowhere near as informative.
Re:Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 by xtreaky on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @02:13AM (#10344438)
Its a snap of today's perl6 IRC log . http://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2015-10-07#i_11330785