Perl 6 Essentials 

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• 1. Perl 6 Essentials

• 2. Table of Contents

• 3. Copyright

• 4. Preface

  Preface

• 5. How This Book Is Organized

  How This Book Is Organized

• 6. Font Conventions

  Font Conventions

• 7. We d Like to Hear from You

  We d Like to Hear from You

• 8. Acknowledgments

  Acknowledgments

• 9. Chapter 1. Project Overview

  Chapter 1. Project Overview

• 10. 1.1 The Birth of Perl 6

  1.1 The Birth of Perl 6

• 11. 1.2 In the Beginning . . .

  1.2 In the Beginning . . .

• 12. 1.3 The Continuing Mission

  Early Steps Toward Perl 6 Internals 1.3 The Continuing Mission

• 13. Chapter 2. Project Development

  Chapter 2. Project Development

• 14. 2.1 Language Development

  2.1 Language Development

• 15. 2.2 Parrot Development

  2.2 Parrot Development

• 16. Chapter 3. Design Philosophy

  Chapter 3. Design Philosophy

• 17. 3.1 Linguistic and Cognitive Considerations

  3.1 Linguistic and Cognitive Considerations

• 18. 3.2 Architectural Considerations

  3.2 Architectural Considerations

• 19. Chapter 4. Syntax

  Chapter 4. Syntax

• 20. 4.1 Variables

  4.1 Variables

• 21. 4.2 Operators

  4.2 Operators

• 22. 4.3 Control Structures

  4.3 Control Structures

• 23. 4.4 Subroutines

  4.4 Subroutines

• 24. 4.5 Classes and Objects

  4.5 Classes and Objects

• 25. 4.6 Grammars and Rules

  4.6 Grammars and Rules

• 26. Chapter 5. Parrot Internals

  Chapter 5. Parrot Internals

• 27. 5.1 Core Design Principles

  5.1 Core Design Principles

• 28. 5.2 Parrot s Architecture

  5.2 Parrot s Architecture

• 29. 5.3 The Interpreter

  5.3 The Interpreter

• 30. 5.4 IO, Events, Signals, and Threads

  5.4 IO Events Signals and Threads

• 31. 5.5 Objects

  5.5 Objects

• 32. 5.6 Advanced Features

  5.6 Advanced Features

• 33. 5.7 Conclusion

  5.7 Conclusion

• 34. Chapter 6. Parrot Assembly Language

  Chapter 6. Parrot Assembly Language

• 35. 6.1 Getting Started

  6.1 Getting Started

• 36. 6.2 Basics

  6.2 Basics

• 37. 6.3 Working with PMCs

  6.3 Working with PMCs

• 38. 6.4 Flow Control

  6.4 Flow Control

• 39. 6.5 Stacks and Register Frames

  6.5 Stacks and Register Frames

• 40. 6.6 Lexicals and Globals

  6.6 Lexicals and Globals

• 41. 6.7 Subroutines

  6.7 Subroutines

• 42. 6.8 Writing Tests

  6.8 Writing Tests

• 43. 6.9 PASM Quick Reference

  6.9 PASM Quick Reference

• 44. Chapter 7. The Intermediate Code Compiler

  Chapter 7. The Intermediate Code Compiler

• 45. 7.1 Getting Started

  7.1 Getting Started

• 46. 7.2 Basics

  7.2 Basics

• 47. 7.3 Flow Control

  7.3 Flow Control

• 48. 7.4 Subroutines

  A Short Note on the Optimizer 7.4 Subroutines

• 49. 7.5 IMCC Command-Line Options

  7.5 IMCC Command-Line Options

• 50. 7.6 IMCC Quick Reference

  7.6 IMCC Quick Reference

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