It's there as a sop to former Ada programmers. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Perl includes a compatibility layer for Ada programmers.
- In plain terms
- Perl has a special feature to help Ada users.
- What can you take from it?
- Use the Ada compatibility layer when migrating code.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How well does Perl support Ada constructs?
- Is the compatibility layer maintained?
Another view
The layer may be limited or outdated.
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I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident. :-)
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