Raku (programming language)
| Raku | |
|---|---|
Camelia, the Raku mascot | |
| Paradigm | Multi-paradigm |
| Family | Perl |
| Designed by | Larry Wall |
| Developer | Raku community |
| First appeared | 25 December 2015 |
| Stable release | 6.d 'Diwali'
/ 24 October 2020 |
| Typing discipline | Dynamic, gradual |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| License | GNU General Public or Artistic 2 |
| Filename extensions | .raku, .rakumod, .rakudoc, .t, .rakutest |
| Website | raku |
| Major implementations | |
| Rakudo | |
| Influenced by | |
| Perl, Ruby, Smalltalk, Haskell, JavaScript | |
| Influenced | |
| Perl, Haskell, AntLang | |
Raku is a member of the Perl family of programming languages. Formerly named Perl 6, it was renamed in October 2019. Raku introduces elements of many modern and historical languages. Compatibility with Perl was not a goal, though a compatibility mode is part of the specification. The design process for Raku began in 2000.