Why isn't Raku listed as one of your languages
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I'm considering writing an article introducing Raku to this community, but don't see a Raku entry in the list of language tags. So, is such an article not wanted?
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I'm considering writing an article introducing Raku to this community, but don't see a Raku entry in the list of language tags. So, is such an article not wanted?
I suppose the reason we don't have a language tag is that not a lot of people have written about Raku. As long as your introduction to Raku had elements people couldn't find elsewhere online (or if its entirety is something people can't find online), we would very much welcome that article!
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
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I suppose the reason we don't have a language tag is that not a lot of people have written about Raku. As long as your introduction to Raku had elements people couldn't find elsewhere online (or if its entirety is something people can't find online), we would very much welcome that article!
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
Sean, I have read many articles here over the years, and many have been tutorial in nature and quite duplicative, but interesting never-the-less as a refresher. However, frankly, I would like to use a code fragment to introduce and provide some PR for my favorite programming language, Raku. I suggest it be used as a beginning computer language instead of Python--if for no other reason than it is a C/C++-like language in its use of blocks and semicolons. Plus, it is really easier because the core language is huge and most of the required routines for common use are included without having to memorize all those add-on packages just to read and write a file. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the idea. Oh, one more thing for single-finger "typists": names can be "kebab-case" (e.g., 'my-var; instead of 'my_var'). As a simple but powerful demo of core Raku, determine the day-of-the-week of 2023-12-25 (Christmas): ``` my Date $d .= Date.new: 2023, 12, 25; say $d.day-of-week; # OUTPUT: 1 [where the answer is in the range 1..7 (Mon-Sun)] ``` Tom Browder (@tbrowder on Github and IRC #raku)
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Sean, I have read many articles here over the years, and many have been tutorial in nature and quite duplicative, but interesting never-the-less as a refresher. However, frankly, I would like to use a code fragment to introduce and provide some PR for my favorite programming language, Raku. I suggest it be used as a beginning computer language instead of Python--if for no other reason than it is a C/C++-like language in its use of blocks and semicolons. Plus, it is really easier because the core language is huge and most of the required routines for common use are included without having to memorize all those add-on packages just to read and write a file. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the idea. Oh, one more thing for single-finger "typists": names can be "kebab-case" (e.g., 'my-var; instead of 'my_var'). As a simple but powerful demo of core Raku, determine the day-of-the-week of 2023-12-25 (Christmas): ``` my Date $d .= Date.new: 2023, 12, 25; say $d.day-of-week; # OUTPUT: 1 [where the answer is in the range 1..7 (Mon-Sun)] ``` Tom Browder (@tbrowder on Github and IRC #raku)
Sounds like it could be interesting! Please proceed. If you want to submit an article outline to me or something like that while you're writing, please feel free (sean@codeproject.com).
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
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Sounds like it could be interesting! Please proceed. If you want to submit an article outline to me or something like that while you're writing, please feel free (sean@codeproject.com).
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
Thank you, Sean, I shall do so.