<div dir="ltr"><div>This July our AmsterdamX.pm meeting is all about Perl core, by two core developers! I'm pretty damned excited about that!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>In a nutshell:</strong></span><br>
Date: Tuesday, July 29th.<br>Time: 18:30 - 20:30 (theoretically).<br>Location: Booking.com, Herengracht 597, Amsterdam room on 2nd floor.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Talks:</strong></span><br><br>
<u>Yves Orton (demerphq) - Breaking Perls Old Hash Function</u><br>
<br></div><div>Yves will talk about the hash randomization in the perl core, or phrased differently: Key Discovery Attack on Bob Jenkins One-At-A-Time Hash (as used in earlier perls).<br><br></div><div>Yves will explain the mechanism, the weakness, and how it was solved in modern versions of the perl interpreter.<br>
</div><div dir="ltr"><br><u>Abigail - Releasing perl</u><br><br>For many years, perl releases were infrequent, with a single person (the "pumpking") responsible for several subsequent releases.<br><br>This has changed in the last years, and perl is released on a frequent schedule, with many people ("release managers") taking turns and making a release of perl. In this talk, we will look at what it takes to make a perl release, and show that "everyone" is able to become a release manager.<br>
<br>Abigail can speak from personal experiences, having released perl twice before. Abigail is also the acting release manager, and will do a release at the end of July 2014.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Unabridged:</strong></span><br>
You've
probably heard of the Perl Mongers meetings, where fellow Perl (and
non-Perl) programmers can get together to "talk shop", make fun of
everything (including Perl), and have a good time. These meetings often
have a few technical talks (which are usually light-hearted, and not
necessarily - but likely - involve Perl). There are already Amsterdam.pm
meetings. This is not about those. This is about AmsterdamX.pm.<br><br>The talks can be a 5 minute tidbit about a cool module, or a 40 minute tutorial about some cool new (or old) software.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>AmsterdamX.pm?</strong></span><br>
AmsterdamX.pm
(Amsterdam eXpats Perl Mongers) is a new Perl Mongers group whose
purpose is to optimize for expats. The major differences are:<br>* use English; We might speak more than 50 languages, but we commonly speak only one.<br>* Meeting early: we meet at 18:30, so you can come straight from work instead of having a long buffer time to the meeting.<br>
* Held at Booking.com, where most Perl expats in Amsterdam already work.<br><br>This isn't to replace Amsterdam.pm, but to provide an additional group. It is only meant to supplement.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Why should I attend?</strong></span><br>
Here are a few reasons which might appeal to you:<br>*
You will improve your knowledge of Perl (and most likely other
technologies) through the knowledge and experience of others. It's like a
free course, with snacks!<br>* You could give a talk and share your knowledge and experience. If you're going to YAPC to give a talk, this is great practice.<br>* It's a wonderful chance to socialize.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>How many talks, and how long are they?</strong></span><br>
Usually there will be 2-3 talks, ranging between 5 minutes (lightning) and 40 minutes (tutorial).<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Is it just for Booking.com?</strong></span><br>No. This isn't Booking.pm, this is AmsterdamX.pm. (also, Sparta!)<br>
This
means that everyone is invited! We suggest that people register so we
could have a good estimate of the people arriving. This will help with
various things like optimized snack distribution, making sure reception
knows of people arriving that don't have keys, making sure we get a
proper room, etc.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Now I'm interested, what's the next step?</strong></span><br>Please
let us know by return email if you will be attending as well as the
names of anyone you plan on bringing from outside of Booking.com.<br><br>Then mark the date, time and place, and show up!<br><br>See you there!</div></div>