Re: classes and objects questions

On 12/14/20 2:33 PM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: Hi All, https://docs.raku.org/language/classtut "A tutorial about creating and using classes in Raku" So far so good. "Raku has a rich built-in syntax for defining and using classes." U. Forgot something did

Re: classes and objects questions

On 12/14/20 2:33 PM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: Hi All, https://docs.raku.org/language/classtut "A tutorial about creating and using classes in Raku" So far so good. "Raku has a rich built-in syntax for defining and using classes." U. Forgot something did

Re: classes and objects questions

On 12/15/20 12:34 AM, WFB wrote: JJ may be right about the OO thing, but it makes the tutorial pretty much useless.  How "class" and "object" *relate* to Raku needs to be explained. When we are talking about describing Classes and Objects in a few words, then I agree. Searching o

Re: classes and objects questions

On 12/15/20 7:00 AM, Parrot Raiser wrote: Raku allows for several different programming paradigms; procedural, functional, (as in languages like LISP), and object-oriented. It is possible to write purely procedural Raku, while ignoring O-O features completely, though it does take some dodging. O

Re: classes and objects questions

Raku allows for several different programming paradigms; procedural, functional, (as in languages like LISP), and object-oriented. It is possible to write purely procedural Raku, while ignoring O-O features completely, though it does take some dodging. Object-oriented.programming first surfaced in

Re: classes and objects questions

JJ may be right about the OO thing, but it makes the > tutorial pretty much useless. How "class" and "object" > *relate* to Raku needs to be explained. > When we are talking about describing Classes and Objects in a few words, then I agree. Searching on the web reveals lots of tutorials for Java,

Re: classes and objects questions

For starters, I need to have the definition of "class" and "object". Then I need their rules. -T On 12/14/20 10:33 PM, WFB wrote: Hi ToddAndMargo, Thanks for the effort to improve the Raku docs. However, this is a Raku not OO (Object Oriented

Re: classes and objects questions

Hi ToddAndMargo, Thanks for the effort to improve the Raku docs. However, this is a Raku not OO (Object Oriented ) related tutorial. As JJ already pointed out, these pages are to show the reader how you get things done in Raku, not what OO

Re: classes and objects questions

On 12/14/20 5:24 PM, Aureliano Guedes wrote: That's why, as a community-developed language (including docs) I'd like to suggest to you help to improve the docs. This way, when I have - with some lucky - free time, I may learn with you and all others that wrote these docs. Hi Aureliano, I abso

Re: classes and objects questions

Hi Todd, I'm a computational biologist and my knowledge is limited to what I need to do data science and data analysis in my field. So far, after a few years, I developed a very shy ability in programming languages. Luckily, having Perl 5 as my first love. Perhaps, at the time I was able to use M

classes and objects questions

Hi All, https://docs.raku.org/language/classtut "A tutorial about creating and using classes in Raku" So far so good. "Raku has a rich built-in syntax for defining and using classes." U. Forgot something did we? What is a "class"? Next up: "A default construct