Overview
- Helps you begin coding with Raku using hands-on examples
- Shows how to work with persistent storage
- Teaches you how to write applications such as a Unicode search tool and usage graph
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About this book
Gain the skills to begin developing Raku applications from the ground up in this hands-on compact book, which includes a foreword from Larry Wall, creator of Perl. You’ll learn enough to get started building with Raku, using Raku's gradual typing, handy object orientated features, powerful parsing capabilities, and human-usable concurrency. This book has been updated to include the latest version of Raku based upon the Perl 6.d major version which includes over 3,400 new commits in its specification.
After a short introduction, each chapter develops a small example project, explaining the Raku features used. When the example is done, you’ll explore another aspect, such as optimizing further for readability or testing the code. Along the way you’ll see Raku basics, such as variables and scoping; subroutines; classes and objects; regexes; and code testing.When you’ve mastered the basics, Raku 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.
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Who This Book Is For
If you already know one or more programming languages, and want to learn about Raku, then this book is for you.Similar content being viewed by others
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Moritz Lenz is a Perl 6, now Raku, core developer. He has contributed significantly to the official test suite, the Rakudo Perl compiler, and is the initiator of the official Raku documentation project. He has also authored several modules, and runs infrastructure for the Raku community. In his day job, he develops Perl 5 and Python code, and maintains a continuous delivery system for his employer.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Raku Fundamentals
Book Subtitle: A Primer with Examples, Projects, and Case Studies
Authors: Moritz Lenz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6109-5
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Moritz Lenz 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6108-8Published: 06 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6109-5Published: 05 September 2020
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVII, 186
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Programming Techniques, Open Source