September 2017
Beginner
402 pages
9h 52m
English
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Using variables
In any programming language, variables are named pieces of memory that you can use to store a value as well as retrieve it. In Perl 6, a variable is a container that can host a value of one of the types, either built-in in the language or created by the user.