recurve28's comments

Unfortunately, even the docs at doc.perl6.org give me the impression that either the language is extremely complicated, or that the docs leave out too many essential details, or both. I don't wish to pick apart docs here though.

I think that what Perl 6 needs if it is to have a chance to succeed is a really good comprehensive and comprehensible tutorial.

> The reality is that most of us get in to our car and just drive.

I don't mean that the internals appear complicated (I wouldn't know anyway), I mean just learning it as a user appears that way.

> That's part of the issue with Perl 6: its proponents get very excited about it and write about all the really cool stuff you can do with it, but for those who don't know the language, it sounds intimidating.

Yes. But it's not just that; trying to read the Synopses is daunting. It's very easy to get stuck there, try for a while on IRC, then give up.

> Here's a talk I gave at FOSDEM ...

Thanks for the link, and for the talk.

My main problem with Perl 6 is that it seems overly large and complex. It is very different from Perl 5, there is effectively no up to date tutorial, and I'm overwhelmed by Perl 6's apparent complexity.