Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials The Community's Rewrite of Perl [Paperback]

Distilling many years of Perl experience--including an insiders look at Perl development (the authors are members of the Perl 6 core development team)--Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, 2nd Edition is an unparalleled preview of major changes in the widely-anticipated Perl 6. This sneak peek of what's coming in Perl includes succinct but thorough coverage of groundbreaking new developments in Parrot--the language-independent interpreter engine that will execute code written in the new Perl 6 language. Designed to be language independent, Parrot can be used to interpret other dynamic languages such as Python, Tcl, Ruby, and even Java.Perl 6 and Parrot Essentialsalso uncovers the most revolutionary change in the language itself--Apocalypse 12 on objects. The Apocalypse design documents (in the sense of revealing , not end-of-the-world ) explain significant changes in new Perl 6 features, numbered according to the chapters in O'Reilly's landmark Camel book ,Programming Perl.Apocalypse 12 is the result of cutting-edge research in object-oriented languages and is guaranteed to grab the attention of any serious Perl programmer.Perl 6 and Parrot Essentialsalso includes expanded coverage of Apocalypse 5 (regular expressions) and Apocalypse 6 (subroutines).Perl 6 and Parrot Essentialsis the only book available to chart the course of the long but fruitful voyage of Perl 6. It reveals all the ingenious developments that will make Perl 6 more powerful and easier to use.Perl gurus and programmers alike will rely on this slim but essential book for both a clear view of the Perl horizon and to ensure they hit the ground running once this important new version of Perl is released.

Preface;How This Book Is Organized;Font Conventions;Using Code Examples;Wed Like to Hear from You;Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Project Overview;1.1 The Birth of Perl 6;1.2 In the Beginning . . .;1.3 The Continuing Mission;Chapter 2: Project Development;2.1 Language lcC