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From:
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
Date:
August 19, 2023 15:12
Subject:
Re: PPC Elevator Pitch for Perl::Types
Message ID:
20230819161221.1181f4d4@shy.leonerd.org.uk
On Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:57:55 +0200
"Christian Walde" <walde.christian@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Great languages are made like Lego kits: a collection of individual
> > pieces that are each simple to describe, but can be combined in
> > lots of flexible combinations. We should aim to make good bricks.  
> 
> Honestly this email should be in the perl core documentation.

It's my tribute to the beginning of the R5RS spec, which begins:

  "Programming languages should be designed not by piling feature on
  top of feature, but by removing the weaknesses and restrictions that
  make additional features appear necessary."

   -- https://docs.racket-lang.org/r5rs/r5rs-std/r5rs-Z-H-3.html

-- 
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

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