How can I get started with Perl 6? [closed]

Question

Could someone provide a link of material where to start with Perl 6? Also could someone point to real application already developed with Perl 6?

Answer 1

Contrary to Zoran's assertion, dev.perl.org/perl6/ is out of date in many places.

I'd recommend the community-driven alternative instead: http://perl6.org/

The probably largest Perl 6 application today is the November wiki by Carl Mäsak and Johand Viklund: http://november-wiki.org/

If you already know some Perl 5, this is a good place to start: http://perlgeek.de/en/article/5-to-6

If you don't know Perl 5, your best bet is a Perl 6 book currently in development: http://github.com/perl6/book/ (go to the download section and pick the latest .pdf there).

Answer 2

Rakudo is the droid you're looking for. Rakudo is an almost completely working Perl 6 implementation, currently the best approach to Perl 6 you can get.

• You can download compiled packages or build it from source
• Perl 5 to 6 - Perl 6 for Perl 5 developers
• The Perl 6 Wiki

Answer 3

This seems like a good place to start... http://dev.perl.org/perl6/

Answer 4

A nice resource (at time of writing) for people who already know Perl 5 is the Perl 6 Advent Calendar