[Brisbane-pm] Perl Mongers Meeting Oct 3rd, 6pm Jumbo Interactive

[Fraser Tweedale]

On Wed, Oct 03, 2012 at 11:16:53AM +1000, Ben Kolera wrote:
> Mark & Fellow Perl Mongers, 
> 
> Did we have any ideas about talks / discussion for the last half
> of the meetup? I could probably wrangle together enough content to
> talk about my experiences with testing apps built on DBI &
> DBIx::Class through a variety of methods:
> 
> * Test::MockObject (mocking your DB layer out of your application)
> * DBD::Mock
> * DBD::SqLite
> * Test::{PostgreSQL,MySql}
> * Using DBIx::MultiStatementDo for setting up a schema & test data via DBI.
> * My opinion of the deficiencies of the current state of play and where we need to move to.
> 
> Probably about 10 minutes of talk there, at most. 
> 
> Is that interesting to anyone? I have somewhat selfish interests
> for wanting to do this as it would be really nice to have someone
> just tell me "you fool, just use CPAN module X as it solves all of
> your problems already". ;)
> 
> I'd be really rushing to get something together for this so it
> won't be perfect and we'd be better off going with something else
> if we can; but I'm happy to try and fill the gap at the last
> minute if needed. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ben
> 
Sounds interesting to me, Ben.

Regards,

Fraser

> 
> On Tuesday, 2 October 2012 at 11:59 AM, Mark Venz wrote:
> 
> > G'day All,
> > 
> > As we have only one speaker,
> > Could people provide one-liners (and/or explanations) to provoke discussion?
> > 
> > Also, if you're not using the meetup site, for attendance indication,
> > could you let me know if you're attending,
> > (for catering purposes).
> > Meetup site: http://www.meetup.com/BrisbanePM/events/82351852/
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Mark Venz <mrkvnz at gmail.com (mailto:mrkvnz at gmail.com)> wrote:
> > > G'day All,
> > > 
> > > Announcing a Perl Mongers Meeting on the 3rd Oct, from 6pm in the
> > > Jumbo Interactive Boardroom.
> > > 
> > > The location is:
> > > Level 1, 601 Coronation Drv,
> > > Toowong
> > > 
> > > In the tradition of using long departed landmarks, the building
> > > (branded Vodafone) stands in the old Toowong Pool, halfway between
> > > The Regatta and the RE, (or the Toowong train station, and Regatta
> > > ferry stop.) Map: http://osm.org/go/ueD0y47M4-
> > > 
> > > As Jumbo Interactive are again providing refreshments, please
> > > indicate if you're planning to attend.
> > > 
> > > For this meeting we have one confirmed speaker, and an available
> > > slot.
> > > 
> > > Fraser Tweedale is talking on Test::Builder::Clutch.
> > > https://metacpan.org/module/Test::Builder::Clutch
> > > As this is a 20min talk, there is time for a second talk, if anyone
> > > is willing to put their hand-up.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Someone mentioned in passing "I'd love to do a talk, but I don't
> > > know what to talk about."
> > > 
> > > Some thoughts in that direction:
> > > 1. Pick a module you're familiar/or not familiar with, study the
> > > docs and put together a small tutorial,
> > > 2. Find a problem you've solved recently, describe and explain the
> > > solution,
> > > 3. We all love reinforcement that Perl is the language of choice,
> > > say why you think so, with examples,
> > > 4. Refactor some code you wrote $PERIOD ago into modern perl --
> > > discuss,
> > > 5. List some Perl One-liners you use all the time or some rarely
> > > used hacks, describe,
> > > 6. Produce a tutorial on a subset of tool usage, such as the
> > > debugger, REPLs, builders
> > > 
> > > Don't be concerned that someone might know more about the subject,
> > > as there's bound to be someone who knows less and you'll both learn
> > > something.
> > > 
> > > Look forward to seeing you there,
> > > 
> > > Mark
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