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Parsing with regular expressions and grammars in Perl 6 is the process of detecting and verifying the structure of incoming data and then processing that data so as to make it available to a program in convenient ways.

• This full-day tutorial will introduce beginner and intermediate programmers to the powerful and efficient parsing mechanisms built into Perl 6, and will explore specific techniques for parsing data in a variety of commonly used formats.

Perl 5 or Perl 6 programmers who are familiar with simple regular expressions. The techniques presented are not restricted to the particular applications mentioned, and will be useful to anyone who needs to process or transform structured textual data of any kind.

brian presents selected topics from his book Effective Perl Programming.

• Each item explores a small feature of Perl and how it fits into programming in the large.
• See: www.effectiveperlprogramming.com

Anyone with an interest in programming

Jeffrey Goff offers an introduction to Perl 6, a powerful new language combining the pedigree of Perl 5 with a brand new metaprogramming system, built-in concurrency, and software-definable grammars, among many other features.

• Starting from one-liners like 'Hello, world!' Jeffrey explores all of the programming styles that Perl 6 has on offer, from basic procedural programming to object-oriented style, aspect-oriented, functional programming, and even logic programming. From the basics of sigils (the signs that so many scratch their heads over) and context, you'll banish lazy evaluation, march through infinite lists, and stalk the wild hyperoperators. Jeffrey introduces simple variables and user I/O by way of a guessing game.
• After discussing variables and how they're affected by the context they're used in, Jeffrey delves into what's traditionally been the core of Perl: regular expressions. Starting with some simple matching tasks, Jeffrey explains how to parse what even Perl 5 regular expressions can't tackle with a custom grammar. This custom grammar helps teach you object orientation and aspect-oriented programming. You'll then build an interpreter with the help of some hyperoperators and use Perl 6 roles to construct both an interpreter and assembler inside Perl 6.
• Jeffrey also discusses the community surrounding the language, how to find other programmers, and how to find and share your Perl 6 code.
• You'll walk out of the tutorial with a solid grasp of the fundamentals of Perl 6 and an exposure to what lies beyond the world of basic scripting.
• Materials or downloads needed in advance:
  Attendees should bring a laptop with at least 4GB of RAM and a working Perl 6 installation from either Docker (recommended for Mac or Linux), Rakudobrew (recommended on Linux, and what the instructor uses inside his VM), or the MSI installer on Windows.

Attendees should be familiar with at least one programming language (C, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, etc.). While object orientation will be discussed, you do not need to be familiar with this beforehand.

The best, most effective presentations capture the audience quickly, hold their interest effortlessly, educate and entertain them in equal measure, and sometimes even inspire them.

• This class explores simple and effective techniques for achieving those goals in any kind of presentation.

Anyone who is required to present technical information in front of an audience.