Re: Project Goals?

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> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:35:51 -0800
> From: Michael Lazzaro <[email protected]>
> X-SMTPD: qpsmtpd/0.12, http://develooper.com/code/qpsmtpd/
> 
> 
> It looks like between the list & private responses to the roll call we 
> already have enough people to at least begin, organizationally.  (That 
> doesn't mean people shouldn't continue to respond to the roll call, 
> however.  :-)
> 
> Issue #1:  Project Goals
> 
> Q:  How can this documentation project best help with the overall goal 
> of producing a finished Perl6?

It defines precise semantics for the Perl 6; i.e. like a standard, but
less boring.

It helps people learn the language, thus growing the community and the
manpower behind implementing it.

All that other Good Stuff that documentation gets.

I, for one, hate very useful software that is undocumented (*cough*
blender *cough).  Perl 6 will not be one of those.  It's also possible
that Perl 6's documentation will be clearer, more understandable,
and more comprehensive, than Perl 5's, considering the large number of
intelligent people willing to devote their efforts to it.

Overall, this documentation project is a Good Thing.

Luke