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Re: .NET

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From:
Larry Wall
Date:
May 2, 2001 09:14
Subject:
Re: .NET
Message ID:
200105021614.JAA01695@kiev.wall.org
David Grove writes:
: Larry, et. al.: Is this similarity on purpose?

Yes, but only becase .NET is a VM, not because it's from MicroSoft.

The basic goal is to have a Perl VM that can sit easily on other VMs,
whether .NET's or Java's or our own.  Another example of competing
by cooperating, which Perl has always done.

Larry

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