This channel is intended for people just starting with the Raku Programming Language (raku.org). Logs are available at irclogs.raku.org/raku-beginner/live.html
Set by lizmat on 8 June 2022.
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deoac How and why were the names "Raku" and "zef" chosen? 20:09
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guifa_ Raku was chosen because the primary compiler for then-Perl 6 was called "Rakudo". 23:15
zef, iirc, is just chosen because it's a short and pronounceable set of letters that was wasn't already taken haha 23:16