September 2017
Beginner
402 pages
9h 52m
English
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Compatibility with Perl 5
Existing Perl 6 compilers cannot execute Perl 5 programs without modifications in the source code. Perl 5 and Perl 6 are sometimes called sister languages. Both share the same spirit of Perl, and, in many cases, it is possible to convert the program from Perl 5 to Perl 6.
One of the biggest advantages of Perl 5 is the CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network). It contains a myriad of modules for the immense number of areas. Most probably, your task is already solved by some author of CPAN. To use this useful heritage in your programs in Perl 6, you may want to use the Inline::Perl5 module, which allows using an existing Perl 5 module without modifying the source code.
For example, let's take one of the most popular ...