Overview
- Helps you begin coding with Perl 6 using hands-on examples
- Learn how to work with persisent storage
- Teaches you how to write applications such as a Unicode search tool and usage graph
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Along the way you’ll see Perl 6 basics, such as variables and scoping; subroutines; classes and objects; regexes; and code testing. When you’ve mastered the basics, Perl 6 Fundamentals moves onto more advanced topics to give you a deeper understanding of the language. You’ll learn, amongst other things, how to work with persistent storage, how to generate good error messages, and how to write tricky applications such as a file and directory usage graph and a Unicode search tool.
What You'll Learn
- Get coding with Perl 6
- Work on several hands-on examples and projects
- Integrate Python libraries into your Perl 6 programs
- Parse INI files using regexes and grammars
- Build a date time converter
- Carry out refactoring and other automated tests
Who This Book Is For
If you already know one or more programming languages, and want to learn about Perl 6, this book is for you.
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Book Title: Perl 6 Fundamentals
Book Subtitle: A Primer with Examples, Projects, and Case Studies
Authors: Moritz Lenz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2899-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Moritz Lenz 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2899-9Published: 19 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 142
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Programming Techniques, Open Source