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Perl 6 Quick Syntax Reference - by J J Merelo (Paperback)

Perl 6 Quick Syntax Reference - by  J J Merelo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>1. Running Perl 6</p> <p>1. In your computer</p> <p>2. Online</p> <p>3. Command-line options</p> <p>2. Getting help</p> 1. IRC channel and other online communities<p></p> <p>2. Local community, conferences, workshops, company formation.</p> <p>3. Literal expressions</p> <p>4. Expressions and operators</p> <p>1. Arithmetic.</p> <p>2. Logic.</p> <p>5. Building up data: types of data</p> <p>1. Code</p> <p>2. Lists and arrays.</p> <p>3. Hashes and Maps.</p> <p>4. Sets, bags, mixes.</p> <p>5. Other data structures.</p> <p>6. Processing complex data structures</p> <p>1. Functional programming with Perl 6</p> <p>2. Loops and when to use them. </p> 3. Decisions<p></p> <p>7. Storing data: containers</p> <p>1. Where a container resides.</p> <p>2. Contexts.</p> <p>3. Mutability and immutability.</p> <p>4. Constants.</p> <p>5. Itemization and vivification.</p> <p>6. Assignment and binding.</p> <p>8. Defining functions</p> 1. Callables and Blocks<p></p> <p>2. Signatures and Captures: calling function and return types.</p> <p>3. Multiple schedule in functions.</p> <p>4. Terms and operators.</p> <p>9. Roles and classes</p> <p>1. Giving roles, using roles, mixing in roles.</p> <p>2. Creating your own roles; methods and attributes</p> 3. How classes and objects are created in Perl 6.<p></p> <p>4. Inheritance in Perl 6 and how it differs from roles.</p> <p>10. Modules</p> <p>1. Using them: standard modules</p> <p>2. Downloading them: the Perl 6 Ecosystem.</p> <p>11. Errors and how to work with them.</p> <p>1. Failures and exceptions.</p> 2. Capturing them, dealing with them.<p></p> <p>12. Testing your programs.</p> <p>1. Standard testing modules.</p> <p>2. Testing best practices.</p> <p>13. Interacting with the system</p> <p>1. Running external programs.</p> <p>2. Input and output</p> <p>14. Building up a project.</p> <p>1. Classic project layout and project conventions.</p> 2. Parts of a project, and how to build, test and release it.<p></p> <p>15. Grammars and regular expressions.</p> <p>1. Processing text using regular expressions.</p> <p>2. Building up text processors using grammars.</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This condensed code and syntax reference book presents the Perl scripting language in a well-organized format designed to be used time and again. It contains an easy-to-read and use guide to Perl 6 for web and software application development.<br>Using this book will give you a feel for the language, as well as an introduction to the different features (such as concurrency or functional programming) that make Perl 6 such a unique language. You won't find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn out history lessons, or witty stories in this book. The <i>Perl 6 Quick Syntax Reference </i>is packed with useful information and is a must-have for any Perl developer or web developer new to Perl 6. <p/>You will: <ul><li>Use Perl 6 expressions and operators </li><li>Work with Perl 6 data access and persist data</li><li>Process complex data structures available in Perl 6</li><li>Work with functions, modules, and more</li><li>Use Perl 6 classes and grammars</li><li>Take advantage of regular expressions using Perl 6 </li></ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>J.J. Merelo is a professor at the university of Granada, where he has been teaching since 1988. He has been using Perl since 1994, and Raku/Perl 6 intensively since December 2016. He trains, teaches and consults on Perl and Raku projects. <br>

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