## Data::Pretty When you stringify Perl 6 data structures, you expect sensible results just like in any modern programming language. Unfortunately, Perl 6 doesn't deliver on that point; it hasn't shaken off all the weird legacy stringification from Perl 5. $ perl6 > [1, 2, 3] # no brackets :( 1 2 3 > (1, 2, 3) # no parens :( 1 2 3 > [1, 2, [3, 4]] # can't see the nesting :( 1 2 3 4 > /abc/ # regexes don't say much :( > sub foo {} # long ugly number :( sub foo () { #`(Sub|140681338496168) ... } `Data::Pretty` gives you nice default stringifications for arrays, parcels, hashes, and subroutines. > use Data::Pretty > [1, 2, 3] # brackets :) [1, 2, 3] > (1, 2, 3) # parens :) (1, 2, 3) > [1, 2, [3, 4]] # nesting :) [1, 2, [3, 4]] > /abc/ # yep, a regex :) > sub foo {} # short and sweet :) &foo I wish Perl 6 itself would implement this kind of stringification of data structures, making this module obsolete.