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+ updates to numeric operators: infix</>(Int, Int) creates a Rat
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+ Rat (rational) numbers
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+ overloadable builtin operators
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+ setting values in %*ENV now works
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+ partial support for trigonometric functions of complex numbers
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+ better handling of custom traits, many builtin traits moved to core setting
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+ improved type dispatch for builtin operators, type coercions
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New in 2009-08 release
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+ Rakudo must now be built from an installed parrot, and can be installed
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+ separate Perl 6 meta class
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+ introspection on roles
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+ declaration of methods in the meta class by writing method ^newmethod($obj)
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+ :tree options for parent class, attribute and role introspection
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+ allow some custom postcircumfix:<( )> methods
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+ moved more built-ins into the setting
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+ implement operators infix:<!%> (divisibility test) and prefix [||] and [//]
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+ updated ROADMAP in preparation for the Rakudo Star release
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+ instead of throwing nasty parse errors, Rakudo now informs you that feed
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operators are not yet implemented
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+ improved testing: planless testing with done_testing(); better diagnostic
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+ the syntax for embedded comments has changed
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+ embedded Pod comments are now recognized
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+ support for defining traits and applying them to routines, classes and roles
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+ "hides" trait (class A hides B { ... }), and "is hidden"
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+ better handling of slurpy and optional in multi-dispatch
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+ use of .?, .+ and .* with indirect calling form ($obj.+@cands)
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+ .can improved; now returns something usable as an iterator
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+ lastcall implemented
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New in 2009-07 release
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+ extensive refactor of the multi dispatch code to get closer to the spec
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+ better handling of named arguments in multi dispatch
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+ operators and traits can be defined in the setting
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+ basic implementation of the series and eqv operators
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+ refatored trait code to match updated specification
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+ implemented more cases of smartmatching against hashes
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+ fixed state variables to work with //= and ||= initialization
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+ improved testing: when Rakudo dies with 'Null PMC Access' it is never
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+ implemented the :all flag to split which keeps captures
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+ added List.rotate builtin
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+ nextwith and callwith now also work properly with methods
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+ take() without outer gather now merely warns
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+ introspection of roles and attributes
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New in 2009-06 release
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+ refactored and corrected object initialization (BUILD/CREATE)
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+ attributes initilizations can now use attributes defined earlier
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+ method calls are now faster
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+ basic safe mode that forbids IO and execution of external programs
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+ implemented meta operators for user defined operators
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+ initial implementation of Temporal (date/time related objects)
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+ type checking of implicit return values
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+ improved introspection methods
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+ cleaned up IO methods
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+ improved "is export" handling for modules and setting
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+ automatically transcode to iso-8859-1 for faster parsing when possible
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+ refactored and corrected assignment, .succ, .pred, C<++>, C<-->,
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postcircumfix:<[ ]>, Whatever
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+ "module Foo;" now allows statements before it
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+ improved Unicode string handling
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+ better support for Str increment/decrement in Unicode ranges
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+ many performance improvements
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New in 2009-05 release
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+ updated docs/ROADMAP
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+ basic support for custom operators
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+ operators can now be referenced as &infix:<+>
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+ meta operator support for custom operators
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+ cross-language library loading
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+ stack traces now include source file name and line number
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+ implemented Regex type
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+ .WALK (parent classes in configurable order)
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+ .name method on routines
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+ refactored enums, thereby fixing many enum related bugs
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+ fixed namespace of eval()ed code
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+ implemented parallel dispatch (@objects>>.methods)
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+ initial support for «...» quotes
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+ text files now default to utf8 encoding
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+ fixes to Match.perl and Match.chunks
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+ implemented 'constant name = $value'
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+ documented build dependencies
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+ grep() accepts general matcher, things like @list.grep(Int) work
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+ trigonometric functions (sin, cos, ...) now available via 'use Num :Trig'
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+ qx{} quotes now work (except on Windows)
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+ hyper-operators on hashes now work (%a >>+<< %b)
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+ initial implementation of $foo.@bar
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+ refactored wrap and unwrap to work with candidate lists; fixes some bugs
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+ refactored/improved callsame and callwith, and added nextsame and nextwith
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(only work for dispatches of the form $foo.@bar and with wrap so far)
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+ partial implementation of .^parents and .^methods
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+ can initialize attributes in terms of others
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+ many other bug fixes and performance enhancements
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New in 2009-04 release (#16, "Bratislava")
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+ wrap and unwrap for subroutines
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+ calling a method on a Whatever star generates a closure
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+ 1+*, *+1 and others generate closures (*-1 missing)
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+ Associative, Positional and Callable are now parametric roles
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+ typed arrays and hashes
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+ parametric role subtyping (R[T1] ~~ R[T2] where T1 ~~ T2)
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+ .invert and .push on Hashes
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+ enforce return types of subroutines (partial implementation)
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+ Configure.pl now supports passing options to parrot's Configure
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+ support for lexical subroutines and multis
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+ implemented \c[character name] in double quoted strings and regexes
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+ implemented Perl 5 regexes
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+ rx/.../ regex quoting
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+ sockets support has been added (IO::Socket)
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+ regex patterns may now be quantified by a separator regex
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+ moved many methods to the setting
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+ exporting and importing by tags, support :DEFAULT export tag
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+ implemented START blocks
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+ implemented roots builtin
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+ implemented .ast on Match objects
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+ added Match.caps and Match.chunks
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+ split() now supports limits in all cases
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+ prefix:<=> and the "fish operator" ( =<> ) are now gone
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+ .readline is now .get
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+ roles are now punned on any method call on the role
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+ many other bug fixes
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New in 2009-03 release (#15, "Oslo")
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+ implemented $*PROGRAM_NAME magical variable
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+ outer lexicals are now visible in eval()
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+ next, last etc. work in grep()
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+ added R metaoperator
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+ add an initial draft of Match.perl
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+ refactor Grammar and Match class hierarchy
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+ fix if/unless/while/until/for/... on line after close curlies
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+ add Q quoting, including Q:PIR
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+ added "state" variables
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+ //= fixed to short-circuit, and added short-circuiting &&= and ||=
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+ multi-subs now have the Multi type and have a .candidates method
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+ multi-method dispatch now looks up the class hierarchy
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+ various fixes to using roles as type constraints
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+ support bare sigils in signatures
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+ more methods and functions moved to (Perl 6) setting
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+ many other bug fixes
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New in 2009-02 release (#14, "Vienna")
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+ first release independent of Parrot releases
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+ passing 7076 spectests (+796 since 2009-01 release)
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+ build and use fakecutable (perl6.exe) by default
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+ redesigned build, configuration, and test subsystems
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+ add settings/ directory for builtins written in Perl 6 (was "prelude")
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+ improve diagnostics in Test.pm
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+ allow anonymous classes via C<::>
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+ re-use existing parameterized roles instead of creating new ones
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+ roles now pun classes when .new is called on them
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+ 'proto' now marks all same-named routines as 'multi'
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+ implement <-> (rw) pointy blocks
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+ added min= and max= metaoperators
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+ publish release schedule
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+ documentation improvements
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