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"FatRat" is a hilarious name for a numeric type (and I mean this in a purely positive way). I've always had an impression of Perl as a language with a bit of a quirky, fun community, and it's nice to see that might have carried over to Raku as well.


well Larry (Wall) was a linguist and adept at coining memorable memes


For sure! I've honestly never written Perl, but I still often end up sharing the "three virtues" with junior engineers I work with. There's a certain timeless quality to a lot of the stuff he's come up with. (Plus, those of us who don't write Perl still owe him a debt of gratitude even just for the `patch` utility!)




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