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# Awesome Raku [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)



> Useful resources for the [Raku](https://raku.org/) programming language



[Raku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_(programming_language)), formerly known as *Perl 6*, is a multi-paradigm language with exceptional string-processing support.

It is *not* a new version of [Perl 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl).

Instead, it is regarded as a new member of the Perl family breaking compatibility with its older sister language.

Among many improvements, the string-processing capabilities of Raku were brought to a higher level by adding so-called [grammars](https://docs.raku.org/language/grammar_tutorial) to the language.



:warning: The **name change** from *Perl 6* to *Raku* is **still in progress**. Some resources on this list **might still refer to it's old name**. Some of them might never be updated and refer to *Perl 6* forever. :warning:



You might also like [awesome-perl](https://github.com/hachiojipm/awesome-perl).



*Please read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md) before contributing.*



## Contents



- [Introduction](#introduction)

  - [Overview](#overview)

  - [First Steps](#first-steps)

  - [Sample Code](#sample-code)

  - [Learning](#learning)

  - [Official Resources](#official-resources)

- [Community](#community)

- [People](#people)

- [Information](#information)

  - [Blogs](#blogs)

  - [Raku Grammars](#raku-grammars)

  - [Raku vs. Perl 5](#raku-vs-perl-5)

  - [Raku for Converts](#raku-for-converts)

  - [Interaction](#interaction)

  - [Videos](#videos)

- [Modules](#modules)

  - [Installation](#installation)

  - [Development](#development)

  - [Catalogue](#catalogue)

- [Tools](#tools)

  - [Compilers](#compilers)

  - [Editors](#editors)



## Introduction



### Overview



- [Raku](https://raku.org/) - Official website.

- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_(programming_language)) - Wikipedia entry about Raku.



### First Steps



- [Getting Started](https://raku.org/getting-started/) - First steps with Raku.

- [Why Raku?](https://docs.raku.org/language/faq.html#Why_should_I_learn_Raku?_What's_so_great_about_it?) - Reasons for learning and using Raku.

- [REPL](https://glot.io/new/raku) - Try Raku in your browser.

- [Cheat Sheet](https://github.com/Raku/mu/blob/master/docs/Perl6/Cheatsheet/cheatsheet.txt) - Raku cheat sheet.

- [Operators](https://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/periodic/) - Comprehensive list of Raku operators.

- [Style Guide](https://github.com/scriptkitties/perl6-style-guide) - Suggestions about formatting Raku code.



### Sample Code



- [Rosetta Code](https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Raku) - Raku on Rosetta Code.



### Learning



- [Books](https://perl6book.com/) - List of published Raku books with a flow chart.

- [Wikibook](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Raku_Programming) - Open-content textbook on Raku.

- [Raku Guide](https://raku.guide/) - Guide to Raku in several languages.

- [Learn Raku in Y minutes](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/raku/) - List of common operations in Raku.

- [Exercism.io](https://exercism.io/tracks/raku) - Programming exercises for Raku.

- [Golfing](https://github.com/AlexDaniel/raku-golf-cheatsheet) - List of tips for code golf with Raku.



### Official Resources



- [Documentation](https://docs.raku.org/) - Language, type and routine reference.

- [FAQ](https://docs.raku.org/language/faq) - Frequently asked questions.

- [Glossary](https://docs.raku.org/language/glossary) - List of terms related to Raku.

- [Specification](https://raku.org/specification/) - Description of the language design.

- [Resources](https://raku.org/resources/) - Official collection of resources.

- [Whatever](https://raku.org/whatever/) - Miscellaneous related things: Tools, merchandising and more.



## Community



- [IRC](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#raku) - IRC channel.

- [IRC Bots](https://raku.org/community/irc) - Description of #raku IRC bots.

- [Mailing Lists](https://raku.org/community/) - Links to several mailing lists.

- [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/rakulang/) - Raku subreddit.

- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/tags/raku/info) - Raku tag on Stack Overflow.



## People



- [Larry Wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Wall) - Designer of Perl and Raku.

- [Zoffix Znet](https://twitter.com/zoffix) - Core developer.



## Information



### Blogs



- [Blog Posts](https://planet.raku.org/) - Aggregation of blog posts about Raku.

- [Advent Calendar](https://raku-advent.blog/) - Yearly blog post series about Raku.

- [Rakudo Weekly](https://rakudoweekly.blog/) - Weekly summary of Raku community activity.



### Raku Grammars



- [Documenation](https://docs.raku.org/language/grammars.html) - Documentation for grammars.

- [Tutorial](https://docs.raku.org/language/grammar_tutorial) - Introduction to grammars.

- [Book](https://perl6advent.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/day-08-parsing-with-grammars-book-extract/) - Extract from a book on Raku grammars.

- [Example I](https://perl6advent.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/day13-mining-wikipedia-with-perl-6/) - Parsing Wikipedia infoboxes with grammars.

- [Example II](https://perl6advent.wordpress.com/2017/12/14/day-14-the-little-match-girl-building-and-testing-big-grammars-in-perl-6/) - Debugging of complex grammars.



### Raku vs. Perl 5



- [Raku in a Nutshell](https://docs.raku.org/language/5to6-nutshell) - Pitfalls for Perl 5 programmers.

- [Perl 5 to Raku](https://perlgeek.de/en/article/5-to-6) - Collection of blog posts about the changes from Perl 5 to Raku.



### Raku for Converts



- [Haskell](https://docs.raku.org/language/haskell-to-p6) - Introduction for Haskell programmers.

- [Python](https://docs.raku.org/language/py-nutshell) - Introduction for Python programmers.

- [Ruby](https://docs.raku.org/language/rb-nutshell) - Introduction for Ruby programmers.



### Interaction



- [Inline::Perl5](https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl5) - Use Perl 5 in Raku.

- [Inline::Perl6](https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl6) - Use Raku in Perl 5.



### Videos 



- [FOSDEM 2016](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR9UdvxMAbo) - Talk about Raku at FOSDEM 2016.

- [Talk Collection](https://www.youtube.com/user/Perl6Now) - Collection of talks on Raku.

- [TPC 2018](https://www.youtube.com/user/yapcna) - Videos from the The Perl Conference 2018.



## Modules



### Installation



- [zef](https://github.com/ugexe/zef) - Module manager.

- [Modules](https://modules.raku.org/) - Raku module directory.



### Development



- [How-to](https://docs.raku.org/language/modules) - How to write your own module.

- [App::Mi6](https://github.com/skaji/mi6) - Helper for writing modules.

- [Most Wanted](https://github.com/Raku/raku-most-wanted) - List of most wanted modules and features for Raku.



### Catalogue



- [XLSX::Writer](https://github.com/evanmiller/XLSX-Writer) - Module for creating Excel files.

- [JSON::Fast](https://github.com/timo/json_fast) - Pure JSON module.

- [Red](https://github.com/FCO/Red) - ORM for Raku.



## Tools



### Compilers



- [Compilers](https://raku.org/compilers/) - List of compilers.

- [Rakudo](http://rakudo.org/) - Probably the most advanced compiler.



### Editors



- [Atom](https://atom.io/packages/language-perl6) - Atom package for Raku support.

- [vim](https://github.com/Raku/vim-raku) - Vim support for Raku.

- [Emacs](https://github.com/Raku/raku-mode) - Emacs major mode for Raku.

- [Padre](http://padre.perlide.org/) - Integrated Development Environment for Raku. 

- [COMMA](http://www.commaide.com/) - Integrated Development Environment for Raku.

- [Jupyter](https://github.com/bduggan/p6-jupyter-kernel) - Raku kernel for Jupyter notebooks.