Haytham Elganiny wrote an introduction on how to use the Pakku package manager for the Raku Programming Language, with what it looks like the first implementation of a recommendation manager.

Wenzel’s Corner

Wenzel P.P. Peppmeyer thought algorithms are getting too big, so decided to halve an algorithm.

Adrian’s Corner

Adrian Kreher wrote an introduction to their new SQL::Builder module in making the complex SQL query manageable in Raku.

Weeklies

Weekly Challenge #216 is available for your perusal.

Core Developments

RakuAST developments this week:

• Elizabeth Mattijsen in Rakudoc: fixed issues with implicit code blocks, legacy pod rendering, configuration in pod blocks, balanced use of markup openers/closers inside markup. Also implemented support for CHECK phasers, as well as DOC BEGIN | CHECK | INIT phasers.
• Stefan Seifert fixed an issue with the fallback resolver looking in wrong scopes.
• The number of passing test-files with the new Raku grammar are now 138/150 (make test +0) and 808/1355 (make spectest +8).

Meanwhile on Mastodon

• Will follow if Raku by Samuel Chase.
• Chatting on Libera by Elizabeth Mattijsen.
• Readily packaged on OpenBSD by Paul Buetow.

Meanwhile still on Twitter

• What it should be by Chris Jack.
• One more reason to go to Rïga by The Raku Conference.
• What you should start with by Chris Jack.
• Turned up in 2015 by Joaquín Ferrero.

Questions about Raku

• Limited argument list issue in IO::String (Text::CSV) by fishy.
• How do I conceal RakuDoc (POD6) contents in vim? by Jim Bollinger.
• Interactive or assisted data cleansing of public budget data by fishy.
• Is there a way to consume request.body multiple times in Cro? by Andinus.
• Language Status? by CustodianJanitor.

Comments

• An ambitious rewrite by the superbigfrog.
• A lot happened by Philippe Bruhat.
• Fedora 38 update

New Raku Modules

• SQL::Builder “Generate SQL statements using the ‘builder’ pattern” by Adrian Kreher.

Updated Raku Modules

• PDF::Document by Tom Browder.
• Template::Nest::Fast by Andinus.
• Term::Choose by Matthäus Kiem.
• LibraryMake by Andrew Egeler.
• PublicSuffix by JJ Atria.
• Sway::PreviewKeys by Siavash Askari Nasr.
• Pod::From::Cache by Richard Hainsworth.
• Audio::TagLib by Adrian Kreher.
• AttrX::Mooish by Vadim Belman.

Winding down

In this week of remembrance, the people of Ukraine are still under attack, every single day. Слава Україні!  Героям слава!

Please keep staying safe, keep staying healthy, and keep up the good work!

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