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Should I just call it P6? or v6?

Posted on December 1, 2016 by brian d foy

I’m working on chapter that I need to turn in to O’Reilly and I keep typing “Perl 6”. It’s annoying. But, what else would I call it? I’m not looking […]

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Quick Tip #12: Unicode Helper Apps

Posted on November 27, 2016 by brian d foy

Perl 6 uses fancy Unicode characters to do some of its work, but those don’t show up on most keyboards. I like the Mac program UnicodeChecker. I can search by […]

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Quick Tip #10: Syntax highlighting Perl 6

Posted on November 25, 2016 by brian d foy

So far, my quick tips haven’t been that quick. I’ve gotten mired in the tarpit of tracking down weird behaviors and whatnot. Here’s a truly quick tip. If you have […]

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A Perl 6 BBEdit Codeless Language Module

Posted on January 10, 2016 by brian d foy

Now I have rudimentary Perl 6 syntax coloring for BBEdit, my long-preferred editor on the Mac for years. I don’t need anything fancy, so I did the minimum to color […]

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Raku or Perl 6?

Raku used to be called Perl 6, but changed its name in October 2019. You’ll see both names here, and I’m working on updating the title of the paper book.

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Many resources have not changed the name from Perl 6 to Raku, so these resources may use either.

Raku Design Docs (dated)
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Learn Perl 6 in Y Minutes
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