Re: Backtracking through the source

"Bryan C. Warnock" <[email protected]> wrote:

 > On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Simon Cozens wrote:
 > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 11:54:31AM +0000, Simon Cozens wrote:
 > > > I categorically do *NOT* want perl6-internals to turn into a basic
 > course in
 > > > compiler design, purely for the benefit of those who know nothing
at
 > all about
 > > > what they're trying to achieve. I'd like Perl 6 to be a masterwork,
and
 > > > masterworks require master craftsmen. If you want to partake in
 > compiler
 > > > design, it makes more than a little sense to find out how to do so.
 > >  
 > > Guh, I shouldn't have said that, because I know exactly what'll
happen
 > now:
 > > people will accuse me of being elitist and reactionary and trying to
shut
 > > people out who want to help.
 > 
 > You don't want the compiler design to be a 'hands-on experiment' for us
 > inexperienced folk?  That's not elitist, that's pragmatic.
 > 
 > You don't want this to be a learning experience - (corrections,
 > observations,
 > answers) - to the same?  *That's* elitist.

LOL

Thanks, Bryan. An art that I haven't learned is to say so much with as few
words.

;-))