On 9/1/22 00:45, Richard Hainsworth wrote:
Work with Raku rather than expect it to be the same as Perl.
Oh I intent too! I program in Top Down. Perl 5's
subroutines are a nightmare. I ADORE Perl 6's subroutines.
By saying above / below, this indicates a linear view of
code at the same time.
Please elucidate!
Can you show me an example of FIRST and LAST
There are some in the documentation
https://docs.raku.org/syntax/FIRST
syntax FIRST
Documentation for syntax FIRST assembled from
the following types: language documentation Phasers
From Phasers
(Phasers) Phasers FIRST FIRST
Runs at loop initialization, before c<ENTER>.
Which brings me back to my on going criticism of
the documentation. It is a "refresher" for those
that already know what they are doing and do not
need it.
Can you point me to a good beginner's reference?
Treat the regexes as data for a program. Compile the program once. Run
the regexes as often as you need.
Please elucidate. That could save me boat loads
of time.
