Re:NumPy 2.0.0
by librasteve on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:49PM
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(I suggest you start with https://raku.guide (like the Rust Book) and also take a look at https://docs.raku.org/language/5to6-nutshell)
the raku package manager - zef comes bundled with the rakudo compiler - I use https://rakubrew.org
https://raku.land is a directory of raku packages
I would say that zef is very good (it avoids the frustrations of Python package managers like pip and conda) like perl before it, raku was designed with packages and installers in mind with a concern for a healthy ecosystem
for example, all versions (via the META6.json payload descriptor) carry versioning and the module version descriptor is a built in language type https://docs.raku.org/type/Version that does stuff like this:
say v1.0.1 ~~ v1.*.1; # OUTPUT: «True»
zef install Dan::Pandas:ver<4.2.3>:auth<github:jane>:api<1>
use Dan::Pandas:ver<4.3.2+>:auth<github:jane>:api<1>;
One huge pain point for me in perl 5 was just how incredibly slow CPAN was compared to `go import`, like two orders of magnitude slower. I remember putting up with those times in the ‘90s because package management was a kind of miracle over FTP sites, but it’s a big ask in today’s world.
What’s raku’s story here, out of curiosity?