Compilers

During the process of Perl 6 development, a number of compilers were created. Some of them were just a playground to test some ideas, whereas some were more mature. Among the most important, we should mention the following four projects:

• Parrot
• Pugs
• Perlito
• Rakudo

There were more attempts to create a Perl 6 compiler, which were less successful or less complete. We will go through the preceding list to see the highlights of each project and then focus on Rakudo, which is the compiler you should use today.