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Raku

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Raku

Summary

Raku is a programming language[1]. Raku ranks in the top 4% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raku was influenced by Q34010[3].
  • Raku was influenced by Q42478[4].
  • Raku was influenced by Common Lisp[5].
  • Raku was influenced by Q154755[6].
  • Raku was influenced by META II[7].
  • Raku was influenced by APL[8].
  • Raku's instance of is recorded as programming language[9].
  • Raku's instance of is recorded as free software[10].
  • Raku's developer is recorded as Larry Wall[11].
  • Raku's developer is recorded as Audrey Tang[12].
  • Raku's copyright license is recorded as Artistic License 2.0[13].
  • Raku's programmed in is recorded as Raku[14].
  • Raku's designed by is recorded as Larry Wall[15].
  • Raku's designed by is recorded as Damian Conway[16].
  • Raku's designed by is recorded as Audrey Tang[17].
  • Raku's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[18].
  • Raku's software version identifier is recorded as v6.d "Diwali"[19].
  • December 25, 2015 marks the founding of Raku[20].
  • Raku's mascot is recorded as Camelia[21].
  • Raku's official website is recorded as https://raku.org/[22].
  • Raku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Raku (programming language)[23].
  • Raku's readable file format is recorded as Raku script file[24].
  • Raku's readable file format is recorded as Raku module file[25].
  • Raku's readable file format is recorded as Raku documentation file[26].
  • Raku's readable file format is recorded as Raku test file[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[9] and free software[10].

History and Context

December 25, 2015 marks the founding of Raku[20].

Why It Matters

Raku ranks in the top 4% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month).[2] Raku has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Raku is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

APL Audrey Tang Common Lisp cross-platform Damian Conway free software Larry Wall MailTools programming language Python Raku Reason Self Smalltalk

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . docs.raku.org. Retrieved . docs.raku.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . docs.raku.org. Retrieved . docs.raku.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . docs.raku.org. Retrieved . docs.raku.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . docs.raku.org. Retrieved . docs.raku.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Valepert · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Typing discipline → —
    Subreddit → perl6, rakulang
    Ubuntu package → raku
    File extension → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3442]]: raku"
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