[Brisbane-pm] Introductions

[Robert Loomans]

Hi all....

I found Perl about 10 years ago while still at uni, in Sydney. I have 
consequently used it in various roles as a programmer, web developer, 
and as a sysadmin.

In 2000, I got a job with Netizen in Melbourne as a Perl trainer and 
developer. Netizen (in the form of Kirrily Robert) wrote the original 
training notes that Perl Training Australia now use and maintain for a 
few of their courses.

After a bumpy year, Netizen folded and I moved back to Sydney to work 
for OptusNet as a Perl programmer.

As you may have guessed from my previous post about the Perl training, I 
now work for APNIC, the bunch that allocate IP addresses for Asia 
Pacific. Perl is our standard for internal development whether it is web 
applications or internal tools. Being written in Perl is also a big plus 
when we're selecting external software (eg, RT2, TWiki, etc.). There are 
4 other full-time Perl programmers besides myself, and the network 
operations team use it too.

Strangely enough, I rarely code in anything other than Perl these days :)

Rob

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Robert Loomans, Programmer/Analyst                 <robertl at apnic.net>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)    Ph: +61-7-3858-3100
http://www.apnic.net                              Fax: +61-7-3858-3199