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Set by lizmat on 8 June 2022.
antononcube Raku's string processing nicely completes (or integrates with) Large Language Model (LLM) workflows. 01:13
snonux I like to use Raku for small command line utilities and also for one-off-quick-n-dirty-getting-things-done-scripts. Not to say that Raku can also be used for larger applications, but I personally didn't do that (yet). 12:40
scullucs m: my $b = Blob.new(1, 2, 3); say $b.WHAT; say "{$b.WHAT}" # Why does the interpolated one fail? 14:44
Raku eval (Blob) Use of uninitialized value of type Blob in string context. Methods .^name, .raku, .gist, or .say can be used to stringify it to something meaningful. in block <unit> at main.raku line 1
lizmat m: my $b = Blob.new(1, 2, 3); say $b.WHAT; say "{$b.WHAT.gist}" 15:33
camelia (Blob)
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lizmat scullucs: interpolation calls .Str on the expression, say calls .gist on the expression
lucs lizmat: Hmm... Okay, thanks. 15:39