Perl 6 Programming

Perl 6 is the sixth edition of the Perl programming language, representing a major backwards-incompatible rewrite of the language. It's a versatile and powerful multi-paradigm programming language. This book is going to introduce the reader to the Perl 6 language and its many features.

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Introduction
• Perl History
• Implementations

Perl 6 Basics

• Variables and Data
• Types and Context
• Basic Operations
• Control Structures
• Subroutines
• Blocks and Closures
• Classes And Attributes
• Comments and POD

Rules and Grammars

• Regular Expressions
• Grammars
• Operator Overloading
• Language Extensions

Data Types and Operators

• Junctions
• Lazy Lists and Feeds
• Meta Operators
• Roles and Inheritance

Blocks and Subroutines

• Advanced Subroutines
• Exceptions and Handlers
• Property Blocks

Multitasking and Concurrency

• Coroutines
• Threading
• Save States

Input and Output

• Files

Organization

• Packages
• Modules

World of Perl

• CPAN
• Migrating from Perl 5
• Getting Involved