Re: message from Parrot PieThon

gyro funch wrote:
>> The big problem is that switching to Parrot is a
>> one-way decision for me.  I don't have the luxury
>> of doing it as a research project on the side.
>> I either stick with APR or jump to Parrot and
>> live or die with Parrot.  If I jump to Parrot and
>> it takes years to finish or never finishes, then
>> Prothon is doomed.  I can't take that chance.
>
> Hi Mark,
> Your concerns about the duplication of effort of
> pursuing both Parrot and APR and the possible risks
> associated with using Parrot are certainly
> understandable.
>
> My understanding is that Parrot will be the runtime
> environment for Perl 6, so I doubt that development
> will stall. In addition, there are a number of very
> sharp and committed people hard at work on Parrot at
> the moment.
>
> Perhaps someone on the parrot development team
> (perl6-internals mailing list?) could lend some
> insight into the appropriateness of Parrot as compared
> to APR for Prothon.
>
> The immediate availability of the APR is very
> appealing and perhaps development of (at least early
> versions of) Prothon should proceed using this
> library. When Parrot  has matured further (and the
> trade-offs are more apparent), perhaps the issue can
> be revisited.

I will definitely give the Parrot team a chance to present their side of the
argument.