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   More of my philosophy about Raku, former   
   21 Mar 22 16:43:12   
   
   From: m1@m1.com   
      
   Hello...   
      
      
      
   More of my philosophy about Raku, formerly known as Perl6..   
      
   I am a white arab from Morocco, and i think i am smart since i have also   
   invented many scalable algorithms and algorithms..   
      
      
   Raku, formerly known as Perl6, is a very interesting,   
   very powerful programming language that represents the   
   next evolution of Perl.   
      
   In my opinion, it fixes many of the problems with Perl5.   
   the features of Raru on their own are pretty compelling.   
      
   It has most of the features you would expect in most   
   modern programming languages:   
      
   Classes, first-class functions, asynchronous programming,   
   and all the normal structured programming stuff—in addition   
   to the normal Perl stuff with regular expressions and string manipulation.   
      
   However, it also has a lot of features that are not found   
   in many other languages, and certainly not usually in the same   
   one.   
      
   Optional typing. Similar to TypeScript or Julia, types may be declared,   
   but are not required. Unlike Python, declared types will be enforced.   
      
   Pattern matching. Like Haskell, different function definitions can be   
   defined for different input values.   
      
   Multiple dispatch. Like Julia or Common Lisp, different function bodies   
   can be defined for different sets of argument types (a bit like pattern   
   matching, but on types instead of values).   
      
   Lazily-generated sequences, like Haskell or Clojure.   
      
   Lisp-like AST macros.   
      
   Junctions—a feature unique to Raku as far as I know, but similar to   
   sum types (a.k.a. algebraic data types or variant types). However,   
   Junction types are more than merely a sum, and may include logical   
   expressions in their definitions.   
      
   Built in syntax for defining grammars and generating parsers.   
      
   Raku is a weird confluence of Perl-like features and extremely   
   sophisticated abstractions to come out of programming language research.   
      
   Raku is a language that has it all.   
      
   It somehow fits. Where Perl has always been the poster-child for dealing   
   with patterns and strings, Raku extends ideas about patterns into other   
   aspects of the language; The type system, function dispatches, and even   
   to the code of the program itself. It’s almost as if the entire language   
   is some kind of engine for reasoning about patterns—both textual and   
   symbolic.   
      
   Python uses a global interpreter lock, you can't execute two threads at   
   the same time. Raku, formerly known as Perl6, can.   
      
   Raku, formerly known as Perl6, has a great chance of adoption for a   
   variety of reasons. There are no popular dynamic languages with a   
   working concurrency model (I'm looking at you, GIL); Perl 6 has a   
   working concurrency model. With Moore's law coming to an end,   
   this is a huge advantage. Further, it goes far beyond the primitive   
   threads and locks which languages tend to offer.   
      
      
   I'd also point out that it has a very advanced OO model which pretty   
   much leaves most competitors in the dust. On top of that, your classes   
   have fewer lines of code and are easier to read.   
      
   I am also working with Raku, formerly known as Perl6, and i invite you   
   to download the following interesting book about Raku in a PDF format so   
   that to learn it:   
      
   https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-perl-6/   
      
   And you can download the stable version of Raku, formerly known as   
   Perl6, from the following website:   
      
   https://rakudo.org/   
      
      
   Thank you,   
   Amine Moulay Ramdane.   
      
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