Distilling many years of Perl experience-including an insiders look at Perl development (the authors are members of the Perl 6 core development team)-Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, 2nd Edition is an unparalleled preview of major changes in the widely-anticipated Perl 6. This sneak peek of what's coming in Perl includes succinct but thorough coverage of groundbreaking new developments in Parrot-the language-independent interpreter engine that will execute code written in the new Perl 6 language. Designed to be language independent, Parrot can be used to interpret other dynamic languages such as Python, Tcl, Ruby, and even Java. Perl 6 and Parrot Essentialsalso uncovers the most revolutionary change in the language itself-Apocalypse 12 on objects. The Apocalypse design documents (in the sense of revealing, not end-of-the-world) explain significant changes in new Perl 6 features, numbered according to the chapters in O'Reilly's landmark Camel book ,Programming Perl. Apocalypse 12 is the result of cutting-edge research in object-oriented languages and is guaranteed to grab the attention of any serious Perl programmer. Perl 6 and Parrot Essentialsalso includes expanded coverage of Apocalypse 5 (regular expressions) and Apocalypse 6 (subroutines).Perl 6 and Parrot Essentialsis the only book available to chart the course of the long but fruitful voyage of Perl 6. It reveals all the ingenious developments that will make Perl 6 more powerful and easier to use. Perl gurus and programmers alike will rely on this slim but essential book for both a clear view of the Perl horizon and to ensure they hit the ground running once this important new version of Perl is released. | Perl 6 And Parrot Essentials by Allison Randal, Paperback | Indigo Chapters