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.
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
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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...
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
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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
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It is neither go-to or trusted but it is one of the best places on the Web.
What source would you recommend?
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
That source is nowhere near as informative.
Its a snap of today's perl6 IRC log . http://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2015-10-07#i_11330785
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/