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Raku

Scripting Language

Raku, formerly known as Perl 6, is a member of the Perl family of programming languages, originally initiated by Larry Wall in 2000 as a redesign of Perl 5, and renamed to Raku in October 2019. Raku introduces elements from many modern and historical languages, and features a strong, gradual type system, native support for grammars, and multiple dispatch, while remaining a general-purpose, multi-paradigm scripting language.

Facts
Classification
Typing Discipline
Dynamically Typed 1
Typing Discipline
Strongly Typed 2
Typing Discipline
Gradual Typing 1
License
Artistic License 2.0 1
First Released
2015 1
Paradigm
Multi-paradigm 2
Significance
The Raku object system has inspired the Moose framework, bringing many of Raku's object-oriented programming features to Perl 2
FAQs

Is Raku just Perl 6 under a new name?

Yes. Perl 6 was renamed Raku in October 2019.

Yes. Raku was formerly known as Perl 6 and was renamed in October 2019. It is a member of the Perl family of programming languages, and today only the Rakudo implementation is in active development.
Connections

Follows Typing Discipline

Dynamic Typing, Concepts
Gradual Typing, Concepts
Strong Typing, Concepts

In Field

Programming Language Theory, Fields
Source Raku (programming language), Wikipedia

Invented By

Larry Wall, Pioneers
Source Wikidata: Raku
Additional Source Wikipedia: Larry WallInfobox: known_for

Licensed Under

Artistic License 2.0, Concepts

Preceded By

Perl, Programming Languages
Sources
1. Wikidata: Raku
  • Wikidata Q2052676, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q2052676 P571 (inception)
  • Wikidata Q2052676 P7078 (typing discipline)
  • Wikidata P275 license claim
  • Wikidata Q2052676 P275 (license) claim -> Q14624826 (artistic-license-2-0); checked 2026-09-28
  • Wikidata Q2052676 P275 (license) claim -> Q14624826 (Artistic License 2.0); checked 2026-09-28
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2. Raku (programming language), Wikipedia
  • Infobox, First appeared
    25 December 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-25)
  • Infobox, Paradigm
    Multi-paradigm
  • Object-oriented programming section
    The Raku object system has inspired the Moose framework that introduces many of Raku's OOP features to Perl.
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
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Wikipedia: Larry Wall
Wikimedia FoundationInvented By: Larry Wall, Infobox: known_for
Quote, Invented By: Larry Wall, Infobox: known_for
Perl, patch, Raku
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