Perl 6 Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Language, the Core Modules, and the Community

© J.J. Merelo 2019

J. MereloPerl 6 Quick Syntax Referencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4956-7_3

3.  Literals

How Simple Data Is Typed and How Perl 6 Understands It

J. J. Merelo¹ 

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Granada, Spain

 

Let’s start by understanding how expressions are built in Perl 6. Expressions are the building blocks of statements, which in turn are the basic building blocks of programs, and they can be directly interpreted by the REPL. This is a good starting point for understanding the syntax and general intent of the language and how it can be used to solve simple problems. But first,

Let’s Talk About Unicode

Perl 6 has been designed to work from Unicode from the ground up. So, you need to know a bit about it before you can understand how expressions are built ...