Editing Raku (programming language) (section)

{{Short description|Programming language derived from Perl}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox programming language
| title=
| name = Raku
| logo = Camelia.svg
| logo size = 175px
| logo alt = Camelia, the Raku mascot
| logo caption = Camelia, the Raku mascot<ref name="camelia"/>
| paradigm = [[Multi-paradigm]]
| family = [[Perl]]
| designer = [[Larry Wall]]
| developer = Raku community
| latest release version = 6.d 'Diwali'<ref>{{cite web |title=Announce: Raku Perl 6 'Diwali' 6.d Language Specification Release |publisher=Zoffix Znet |website=blogs.perl.org |date=2018-11-05 |url=http://blogs.perl.org/users/zoffix_znet/2018/11/announce-raku-perl-6-diwali-6d-language-specification-release.html |access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref>
| latest release date={{Start date and age|2020|10|24|df=yes}}
| latest preview version = 
| latest preview date=
| year = {{Start date and age|2015|12|25|df=yes}}
| typing = [[dynamic typing|Dynamic]], [[gradual typing|gradual]]
| scope = 
| implementations = [[Rakudo]]
| dialects = 
| influenced by = [[Perl]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[Smalltalk]], [[Haskell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?glossary_of_terms_and_jargon|title=Glossary of Terms and Jargon|date=2011-02-28|work=Perl Foundation Perl 6 Wiki|publisher=[[The Perl Foundation]]|access-date=2015-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121145808/http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?glossary_of_terms_and_jargon|archive-date=21 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[JavaScript]]
| influenced = [[Perl]],<ref name="Tang2010">{{cite web|url=http://pugs.blogs.com/pugs/2010/04/how-to-implement-perl-6-in-10.html|title=How to Implement Perl 6 in '10|date=2010-04-21|author=唐鳳, a.k.a. [[Audrey Tang]]}}</ref> [[Haskell]],<ref name="Tang2010"/> AntLang
| platform = 
| operating system = [[Cross-platform]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GNU General Public]] or [[Artistic License|Artistic 2]]
| file extensions = .raku, .rakumod, .rakudoc, .t, .rakutest<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modules|website=docs.raku.org |url=https://docs.raku.org/language/modules#Basic_structure|access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref>
| website = {{url|https://raku.org/}}
}}

'''Raku''' is a member of the [[Perl]] family of [[programming language]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.perl.org/about.html |title=About Perl |access-date=2020-06-11 |publisher=perl.org |quote="Perl" is a family of languages, "Raku" (formerly known as "Perl 6") is part of the family, but it is a separate language which has its own development team. Its existence has no significant impact on the continuing development of "Perl".}}</ref> Formerly named '''Perl 6''', it was renamed in October 2019.<ref name="renamed">{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/802329/|title=Perl 6 renamed to Raku|publisher=[[LWN.net]]|date=15 October 2019|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.perlfoundation.org/post/tpf-response-raku-rename|title=TPF response to Raku rename|date=29 October 2019}}</ref> 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.