From willis3140 at hotmail.com Thu Sep 1 11:26:51 2005 From: willis3140 at hotmail.com (Will Willis) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:26:51 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] OT: Which Version Control System To Use? In-Reply-To: <20050830234857.30a63a29@sovvan> Message-ID: I have no experience with version control apps on *nix based systems. I've used VSS on Windows, but I've been doing quite a bit of development on my linux box and I'd like to get a version control system up and running. I've heard of CVS and Subversion, and I've skimmed the docs on both. I know this isn't really Perl related, but do any of you have any opinions on which system would be best for my situation? Will I be in for a shock, coming from VSS to either of these systems? Are there GUIs or is everything command line? Thanks, Will From tigger at io.com Thu Sep 1 14:11:51 2005 From: tigger at io.com (Paul Archer) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:11:51 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [pm-h] OT: Which Version Control System To Use? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20050901161028.J27745@fnord.io.com> I've heard good things about Subversion, although I haven't used it myself. CVS is good, but may be more than you need, as it's designed for multiple users ("Concurrent" Versioning System). RCS is small and simple, and easy to incorporate into vim macros. It's what I use. Paul 1:26pm, Will Willis wrote: > I have no experience with version control apps on *nix based systems. I've > used VSS on Windows, but I've been doing quite a bit of development on my > linux box and I'd like to get a version control system up and running. > > I've heard of CVS and Subversion, and I've skimmed the docs on both. I know > this isn't really Perl related, but do any of you have any opinions on which > system would be best for my situation? Will I be in for a shock, coming from > VSS to either of these systems? Are there GUIs or is everything command > line? > > Thanks, > Will > > > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > Houston at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > ------------------------------------------- SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR: A person whose job it is to do everything that isn't his job. ------------------------------------------- From gwadej at anomaly.org Thu Sep 1 16:12:18 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:12:18 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] OT: Which Version Control System To Use? In-Reply-To: References: <20050830234857.30a63a29@sovvan> Message-ID: <20050901181218.383a1273@sovvan> I worked with CVS for over ten years and haev been working with Subversion (SVN) for about two years now. Either one is an improvement over VSS (I've actually had VSS lose history in the past, and neither CVS or SVN has done that.) I do disagree with Paul, I've used both CVS in single developer mode and multi-developer mode. I've only used Subversion as a single developer. I actually converted to CVS from RCS way back in the distant past. The biggest difference between VSS and CVS/SVN is a minor change in work habits. You don't have to check out the code before a change (or after your last checkin). Your sandbox/working directory is always editable. I recently read a good article on the differences here: http://software.ericsink.com/scm/scm_file_merge.html, which is part of a larger article starting here: http://software.ericsink.com/scm/source_control.html. I know that CVS has several GUI clients for different platforms that are mature and well-used. CVS is also supported by many IDEs either directly or with a plugin. SVN has fewer clients out there and they are newer. But I have heard good things about them. Personally I use the command line tools for both CVS and SVN, so I don't have much opinion about the GUI tools. If I was going to suggest one, I'd go with Subversion. CVS has a known deficiency where renaming and moving files is concerned. Subversion fixed that (along with many other things). THe only reason I can think of not to use Subversion is if you don't like the command line and you can't find a GUI tool you can stand. That's (far more than) my 2 cents. G. Wade On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:26:51 -0500 "Will Willis" wrote: > I have no experience with version control apps on *nix based systems. I've > used VSS on Windows, but I've been doing quite a bit of development on my > linux box and I'd like to get a version control system up and running. > > I've heard of CVS and Subversion, and I've skimmed the docs on both. I know > this isn't really Perl related, but do any of you have any opinions on which > > system would be best for my situation? Will I be in for a shock, coming from > > VSS to either of these systems? Are there GUIs or is everything command > line? > > Thanks, > Will > > > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > Houston at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston -- $HOME is where your dotfiles are. -- Gym Quirk From mikeflan at earthlink.net Fri Sep 2 04:08:00 2005 From: mikeflan at earthlink.net (Mike Flannigan) Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:08:00 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] August Presentation updated References: <20050830225944.1cbf66c3@sovvan> Message-ID: <43183290.DB438A60@earthlink.net> "G. Wade Johnson" wrote: > It's taken me a while, but I finally got the files from Paul's August > presentation added to the Houston.pm website. > > G. Wade > -- > Bugs lurk in corners and congregate at boundaries. -- Boris Bezier > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > Houston at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston Can anyone help me out a bit. I could not find the files from Paul's August presentation on the Houston.pm website. I went to the archives and could not find it. Mike From gwadej at anomaly.org Fri Sep 2 05:02:41 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:02:41 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] August Presentation updated In-Reply-To: <43183290.DB438A60@earthlink.net> References: <20050830225944.1cbf66c3@sovvan> <43183290.DB438A60@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <20050902070241.4b928a0c@sovvan> Sure, the updated talk summary is http://houston.pm.org/talks/2005talks/0508Talk/index.html At the bottom of the page are two links to the perl script and the config file Paul demonstrated. I don't have the jpegs he used for the presentation, but any jpegs should do. G. Wade On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:08:00 -0500 Mike Flannigan wrote: > > "G. Wade Johnson" wrote: > > > It's taken me a while, but I finally got the files from Paul's August > > presentation added to the Houston.pm website. > > > > G. Wade > > -- > > Bugs lurk in corners and congregate at boundaries. -- Boris Bezier > > _______________________________________________ > > Houston mailing list > > Houston at pm.org > > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > > Can anyone help me out a bit. I could not find the files from > Paul's August presentation on the Houston.pm website. > I went to the archives and could not find it. > > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > Houston at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston -- C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. -- Bjarne Stroustrup From tigger at io.com Fri Sep 2 07:13:34 2005 From: tigger at io.com (Paul Archer) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 09:13:34 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [pm-h] August Presentation updated In-Reply-To: <43183290.DB438A60@earthlink.net> References: <20050830225944.1cbf66c3@sovvan> <43183290.DB438A60@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <20050902091218.T27745@fnord.io.com> 6:08am, Mike Flannigan wrote: > Can anyone help me out a bit. I could not find the files from > Paul's August presentation on the Houston.pm website. > I went to the archives and could not find it. > It should be in the archives (http://houston.pm.org/talks/2005talks/0508Talk/index.html) and accessible by the "Most Recent Talk" link on the left. Paul ---------------------- | Wanted | | $10,000 reward | | Schroedinger's Cat | | Dead or Alive | ---------------------- From mikeflan at earthlink.net Fri Sep 2 18:42:28 2005 From: mikeflan at earthlink.net (Mike Flannigan) Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:42:28 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] August Presentation updated References: <20050830225944.1cbf66c3@sovvan> <43183290.DB438A60@earthlink.net> <20050902091218.T27745@fnord.io.com> Message-ID: <4318FF84.4C3DF0C0@earthlink.net> Paul Archer wrote: > > > It should be in the archives (http://houston.pm.org/talks/2005talks/0508Talk/index.html) > and accessible by the "Most Recent Talk" link on the left. > > Paul Thank you. I was on the wrong site. Mike From gwadej at anomaly.org Fri Sep 2 22:14:50 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 00:14:50 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] An old Larry Wall Article Message-ID: <20050903001450.1eb73b25@sovvan> In this 1997 article, Larry Wall talks about programming languages and music. Definitely a fun read if you want to see into the mind of the guy who invented Perl. Wherefore Art, Thou? http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/2070/print G. Wade -- Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing more to take out. -- Antoine de Saint Exupery From gwadej at anomaly.org Mon Sep 5 10:46:46 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:46:46 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Next Week's Meeting Message-ID: <20050905124646.6bafa5ae@sovvan> We haven't had much feedback on a meeting topic for next week. Unless someone has a much better idea, I'm thinking of a kind of grab bag. I'll prepare materials for a few small talks. Anyone who would like to add to the meeting should feel free to be prepared to talk for a few minutes on a topic of interest. I'll try to summarize it all on the website afterwards. The items I'm thinking of for the meeting at the moment include: * Group projects for Houston.pm - We had a decent discussion started on this and then it kind of collapsed * Tools for development in Perl - I think this would make a really good group discussion. Better than any single person presentation Any takers? Any opinions? G. Wade -- That which does not kill me makes me stranger. -- Larry Wall From gwadej at anomaly.org Mon Sep 5 10:51:15 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:51:15 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Recommended Perl Books Message-ID: <20050905125115.4aac4998@sovvan> Many of us have probably read a lot of books on Perl (good and bad). What would you think about building a list of Perl books that we recommend and/or don't recommend? We could take the results of people's opinions and add them to the website. Later, we could even expand the list to include other programming resources besides just books about Perl. Any nominations? G. Wade -- Perl's grammar can not be reduced to BNF. The work of parsing perl is distributed between yacc, the lexer, smoke and mirrors. -- Chaim Frenkel From mikeflan at earthlink.net Mon Sep 5 11:16:48 2005 From: mikeflan at earthlink.net (Mike Flannigan) Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 13:16:48 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Recommended Perl Books References: <20050905125115.4aac4998@sovvan> Message-ID: <431C8B90.16B63BEC@earthlink.net> "G. Wade Johnson" wrote: > Many of us have probably read a lot of books on Perl (good and bad). > > What would you think about building a list of Perl books that we recommend > and/or don't recommend? > > We could take the results of people's opinions and add them to the website. > > Later, we could even expand the list to include other programming resources > besides just books about Perl. > > Any nominations? > > G. Wade Not the best Perl book, but a good one to keep: Perl Cookbook. It's the only one I own. I consult it very often for the simplest of tasks. Mike From gwadej at anomaly.org Wed Sep 7 18:45:44 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:45:44 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Next Week's Meeting In-Reply-To: <20050905124646.6bafa5ae@sovvan> References: <20050905124646.6bafa5ae@sovvan> Message-ID: <20050907204544.1b75edd7@sovvan> I take it there are no opinions on the topic for next week. I wouldn't be surprised if people are a little preoccupied, lately. Since no one has had any other suggestions, I'll stick with this meeting idea for next week. Looking forward to seeing some of you there. G. Wade On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:46:46 -0500 "G. Wade Johnson" wrote: > We haven't had much feedback on a meeting topic for next week. > > Unless someone has a much better idea, I'm thinking of a kind of grab bag. > I'll prepare materials for a few small talks. Anyone who would like to add > to the meeting should feel free to be prepared to talk for a few minutes on > a topic of interest. > > I'll try to summarize it all on the website afterwards. > > The items I'm thinking of for the meeting at the moment include: > > * Group projects for Houston.pm > - We had a decent discussion started on this and then it kind of > collapsed > > * Tools for development in Perl > - I think this would make a really good group discussion. Better than > any > single person presentation > > Any takers? Any opinions? > > G. Wade -- Ever wonder why the SAME PEOPLE make up ALL the conspiracy theories? From gwadej at anomaly.org Thu Sep 8 05:03:27 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 07:03:27 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Book Recommendations Message-ID: <20050908070327.1df19179@sovvan> Since I asked about Perl book recommendations, I figured I'd send mine. Programming Perl - The master reference. Authoritative, but not good to learn from. Perl Cookbook - Great book to keep in arm's reach. Solutions to problems with explanations. You can learn a lot about Perl by reading the multiple solutions to particular problems. Mastering Regular Expressions - Not a Perl-only book, but very handy none-the-less. Learning Perl - Good initial book on Perl (at least the first three editions were, I haven't read the fourth edition). Effective Perl Programming - 60 Items that will improve your Perl programming. Advanced Perl Programming - The first edition is getting a little old, but it does cover some useful techniques. I haven't seen the second edition, yet. I guess that would be my top 6 general Perl books. The others are more specific. G. Wade -- The three principal virtues of a programmer are Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris. -- Larry Wall From gwadej at anomaly.org Mon Sep 12 18:52:43 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:52:43 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Reminder about tomorrow's meeting Message-ID: <20050912205243.41db31c6@sovvan> This is just a quick reminder to everyone that the September meeting is tomorrow night at 7pm at HAL-PC. This time we will discuss projects, group and individual, and tools for enhancing your programming in Perl. If you have a project you would like to talk about, or a tool you'd like to recommend, feel free to bring whatever you need to show or talk about it. I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night. G. Wade -- That's what I love about GUIs: They make simple tasks easier, and complex tasks impossible. -- John William Chambless, <39v25i$2rbc at whale.st.usm.edu> From flbaker at sbcglobal.net Tue Sep 13 06:28:53 2005 From: flbaker at sbcglobal.net (Fraser Baker) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:28:53 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Reminder about tomorrow's meeting In-Reply-To: <20050912205243.41db31c6@sovvan> Message-ID: I will try to make the meeting. Also, this is a test to see if this post gets thru. The issue is that I am using a forwarding email address. My common email is fraser at pobox.com which is forwarded to flbaker at sbcglobal.net. Fraser -----Original Message----- From: houston-bounces at pm.org [mailto:houston-bounces at pm.org]On Behalf Of G. Wade Johnson Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:53 PM To: Houston Perl Mongers Subject: [pm-h] Reminder about tomorrow's meeting This is just a quick reminder to everyone that the September meeting is tomorrow night at 7pm at HAL-PC. This time we will discuss projects, group and individual, and tools for enhancing your programming in Perl. If you have a project you would like to talk about, or a tool you'd like to recommend, feel free to bring whatever you need to show or talk about it. I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night. G. Wade -- That's what I love about GUIs: They make simple tasks easier, and complex tasks impossible. -- John William Chambless, <39v25i$2rbc at whale.st.usm.edu> _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list Houston at pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston From gwadej at anomaly.org Tue Sep 13 20:42:36 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:42:36 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Eclipse Perl module Message-ID: <20050913224236.6ff0fbba@sovvan> A question was asked tonight about whether or not the Perl Eclipse plugin (EPIC) would show available methods when you are trying to access the methods of an object. According to the EPIC FAQ, this is called "Content Assist", and they do support it. I just tried it, and it works pretty well. The triggers for this feature are '>' (for method calls) and ':' (for class methods). G. Wade -- "Very sad life. Probably also have sad death. But at least there is symmetry." -- Zathras From vijay.choubey at gmail.com Wed Sep 14 20:50:29 2005 From: vijay.choubey at gmail.com (Vijay Choubey) Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:50:29 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Eclipse Perl module In-Reply-To: <20050913224236.6ff0fbba@sovvan> References: <20050913224236.6ff0fbba@sovvan> Message-ID: <591e023d050914205046504919@mail.gmail.com> wade, as per tuesday nights discussion, here is something I thought about but now sure how to implement it Say I have a file and the first line contains this aaaaa,05/09/14.gdgdgd,dsdsd,05/09/11,gdgdgdg,/05/09/10 I have a argument thats is a string like this "YY/MM/DD' what i really want is i shd be able to leave the "/" (or - or | whatever it may be ) in this format as it is and change the YY DD MM to \d\d format so that it looks like this \d\d/\d\d/\d\d and thn search for this pattern in the first line of the file at the 2nd position and change it. can you tell me how I can achieve this. thanks vijay On 9/13/05, G. Wade Johnson wrote: > > A question was asked tonight about whether or not the Perl Eclipse plugin > (EPIC) would show available methods when you are trying to access the > methods of an object. According to the EPIC FAQ, this is called "Content > Assist", and they do support it. > > I just tried it, and it works pretty well. The triggers for this feature > are > '>' (for method calls) and ':' (for class methods). > > G. Wade > -- > "Very sad life. Probably also have sad death. But at least there is > symmetry." -- Zathras > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > Houston at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.pm.org/mailman/private/houston/attachments/20050915/bca9bc5f/attachment.html From gwadej at anomaly.org Thu Sep 15 05:26:15 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:26:15 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Eclipse Perl module In-Reply-To: <591e023d050914205046504919@mail.gmail.com> References: <20050913224236.6ff0fbba@sovvan> <591e023d050914205046504919@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20050915072615.07b2175e@sovvan> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:50:29 -0500 Vijay Choubey wrote: > wade, > > as per tuesday nights discussion, here is something I thought about but now > sure how to implement it > > Say I have a file and the first line contains this > aaaaa,05/09/14.gdgdgd,dsdsd,05/09/11,gdgdgdg,/05/09/10 > > I have a argument thats is a string like this "YY/MM/DD' > > what i really want is i shd be able to leave the "/" (or - or | whatever it > may be ) in this format as it is and change the YY DD MM to \d\d format so > that it looks like this \d\d/\d\d/\d\d TMTOWTDI. # Given this $fmt = "YY/MM/DD"; # Pick one of... # This forces the year, month, and day to be in this position $fmt =~ s/^YY(.)MM(.)DD/\\d\\d$1\\d\\d$2\\d\\d/; # This would fail if the delimiter is '_'. $fmt =~ s/^\w+(.)\w+(.)\w+/\\d\\d$1\\d\\d$2\\d\\d/; # This only matches those patterns $fmt =~ s/(YY|MM|DD)/\\d\\d/g; > and thn search for this pattern in the first line of the file at the 2nd > position and change it. Do you want to search the line? # Might catch a date embedded in a field. if($line =~ s/($fmt)/reformat_date( $1 )/e) { # substitute was successful. } or split the line and match the second column # Requires that you know the delimiter my @fields = split( /,/, $line ); if($fields[1] =~ s/^($fmt)$/reformat_date( $1 )/e) { # substitute was successful. } $line = join( ',', @fields ); or something else? > can you tell me how I can achieve this. It's possible. G. Wade -- That's what I love about GUIs: They make simple tasks easier, and complex tasks impossible. -- John William Chambless, <39v25i$2rbc at whale.st.usm.edu> From gwadej at anomaly.org Mon Sep 19 17:21:31 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:21:31 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Fw: YAPC::Israel::2006 - Call for papers and participation Message-ID: <20050919192131.342f4d4c@sovvan> Just in case anyone has the time, here's a message from the PM admin list. G. Wade Begin forwarded message: After three Perl conferences in Israel ( http://www.perl.org.il/YAPC/ ) it seems it is time to enlarge the conference and include other, related Open Source technologies as well. In February 2006, we are going to have a 3 day long conference in 3 parallel tracks covering various Open Source fields. Keynote Speaker ----------------- Larry Wall, inventor of Perl Special Guest -------------- Autrijus Tang, Chief Pugs Hacker For further details please read the full Call for Papers and Participation on http://www.perl.org.il/YAPC/2006/cfp.txt YAPC::Israel::2006 conference web site http://www.perl.org.il/YAPC/2006/ Gabor Szabo From gwadej at anomaly.org Mon Sep 19 20:34:39 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:34:39 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] O'Reilly User Group Program Message-ID: <20050919223439.7ebc14c9@sovvan> I have updated the information at O'Reilly's User Group Program for Houston.pm. (Thanks go to Chuck for prodding me to get this done.) Among other things, registering with O'Reilly's User Group Program gives any of our members 20% off O'Reilly books and Conferences. We also can get free review copies of O'Reilly books. If someone is interested in writing a review of an O'Reilly book, let me know and I'll get the process started. We may also be able to get help bringing in speakers from O'Reilly's authors. G. Wade -- "I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma at a vastly accelerated rate." -- Ivanova, "Points of Departure" From gwadej at anomaly.org Mon Sep 19 20:29:59 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:29:59 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] September presentation is on-line Message-ID: <20050919222959.04e7e5ad@sovvan> There wasn't much material in the September presentation. However, what we had is now on the site. G. Wade -- If there's no problem, there's no solution. -- Rick Hoselton From gwadej at anomaly.org Tue Sep 20 04:46:16 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:46:16 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Upcoming Meetings Message-ID: <20050920064616.51a02f7f@sovvan> Do we have any ideas for the November or December Houston.pm meetings? Any subjects you would like to see covered? Anyone want to volunteer to give a presentation? In the past few years, we have cancelled the December presentation because people were normally busy with the holidays. Do we want to do that again? I'm currently working with the O'Reilly User Group program to see if we can get some books to use for door prizes. Any interest out there? G. Wade -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. -- C. Titus Brown From tigger at io.com Tue Sep 20 05:15:22 2005 From: tigger at io.com (Paul Archer) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:15:22 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [pm-h] Upcoming Meetings In-Reply-To: <20050920064616.51a02f7f@sovvan> References: <20050920064616.51a02f7f@sovvan> Message-ID: <20050920071408.S72106@eris.io.com> Well, I'm starting to get into WxPerl, which seems cool. I know you did a presentation on Perl/Tk. Maybe something on "the state of graphical toolkits in Perl" or such. Paul 6:46am, G. Wade Johnson wrote: > Do we have any ideas for the November or December Houston.pm meetings? > > Any subjects you would like to see covered? > > Anyone want to volunteer to give a presentation? > > In the past few years, we have cancelled the December presentation because > people were normally busy with the holidays. Do we want to do that again? > > I'm currently working with the O'Reilly User Group program to see if we can > get some books to use for door prizes. > > Any interest out there? > > G. Wade > -- > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good > with ketchup. -- C. Titus Brown > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > Houston at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > --------------------------------------------- There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. - Jeremy S. Anderson --------------------------------------------- From gwadej at anomaly.org Wed Sep 21 05:19:44 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:19:44 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Book Reviewers wanted Message-ID: <20050921071944.3f31b608@sovvan> If you are interested in reviewing an O'Reilly book, O'Reilly will supply a free copy. If anyone is interested, let me know. We could either host reviews on the houston.pm site or you can review the book on Amazon, or we can do some combination. G. Wade -- The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time. -- Bruce Schneier From chuck.gerhardt at jpmorgan.com Wed Sep 21 06:24:18 2005 From: chuck.gerhardt at jpmorgan.com (chuck.gerhardt@jpmorgan.com) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:24:18 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Book Reviewers wanted Message-ID: I would be interested in reviewing Perl Best Practices. -- Chuck Gerhardt 713-750-3646 Office 713-750-3752 Credit Murex L2 Hotline "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." "G. Wade Johnson" rg> cc: Sent by: Subject: [pm-h] Book Reviewers wanted houston-bounces at p m.org 09/21/2005 07:19 AM Please respond to "Houston.pm located in Houston, TX." If you are interested in reviewing an O'Reilly book, O'Reilly will supply a free copy. If anyone is interested, let me know. We could either host reviews on the houston.pm site or you can review the book on Amazon, or we can do some combination. G. Wade -- The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time. -- Bruce Schneier _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list Houston at pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. From gwadej at anomaly.org Tue Sep 27 18:48:01 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:48:01 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] O'Reilly UG Program Message-ID: <20050927204801.37b3af3d@sovvan> Well, it's now official. Houston.pm is an active part of the O'Reilly User Group Program. Here's the official notice, I just received, with a few minor edits. I removed the discount code so our code isn't available to just anyone. If you'd like to take advantage of these offers, contact me and I'll pass it on. All my edits are marked like {{this}}. G. Wade -------------------------- Begin forwarded message: Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:15:50 -0700 From: Marsee Henon To: gwadej at anomaly.org Subject: Welcome to the O'Reilly UG Program Thank you for registering for the O'Reilly User Group Program. Welcome! Here are details about the program you should know--PLEASE READ: O'Reilly offers free review copies of our books. As the group rep, {{Wade}} may request a copy for review in your newsletter, web site, mailing list, or for your group library. 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I look forward to working with you. --Marsee Henon -------------------------------------------------- -- C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. -- Bjarne Stroustrup From gwadej at anomaly.org Tue Sep 27 18:52:29 2005 From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:52:29 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Next Meeting Message-ID: <20050927205229.026c9bd2@sovvan> I hope everyone is doing well after the storm. This is our friendly reminder that the next meeting is in two weeks. Bill Dillon is scheduled to talk on "Graphics in Perl". We still don't have topics scheduled for any months after October, so let the group know if there is something you would like to hear (or talk) about. We've had a few potential ideas, but no takers so far. G. Wade -- "If everything's under control, you're going too slow." -- Mario Andretti From mikeflan at earthlink.net Fri Sep 30 19:46:26 2005 From: mikeflan at earthlink.net (Mike Flannigan) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:46:26 -0500 Subject: [pm-h] Perl Books References: Message-ID: <433DF882.C09AE70@earthlink.net> Some Perl books in here: Newsletters wrote: > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Apress Newsletter > Fall 2005 > http://www.apress.com > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Sections: > 0. Welcome! > 1. Apress News - "Foundations of Ajax" Available as an eBook, Our New Mobile Site, Special ASPToday.com Features, the Apress SuperIndex, and the Apress Firefox Extension > 2. New Apress Books - Hot Off the Press! > 3. Forthcoming Books - Time to Start Your Holiday Wish List > 4. Apress in the News - Interviews and Recent Book Reviews > 5. Rebates and Special Offers > 6. The Apress Fractal Programming Contest > 7. And Finally... We Want to Know > > ************************************* > 0. Welcome! > > What a wonderfully crazy fall it is here at Apress. > > To coincide with the upcoming Windows release, we're publishing nearly 30 new Windows books. Add that to our mix of new and updated open source, database, Java, and system administration titles, and the contests, news, and promotions listed below, and you'll see why Apress is now the fastest growing publisher of technical books in the world. > > *************************************** > 1. Apress News - "Foundations of Ajax" Available as an eBook, Our New Mobile Site, Special ASPToday.com Features, the Apress SuperIndex, and the Apress Firefox Extension > > a. "Foundations of Ajax" Now Available as an eBook > > There's no question about it -- Ajax is revolutionizing the web development world. 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Hashimi and Scott J. Steffan | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-551-3 | 344 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10021 > This comprehensive book is unique because it touches all of the bases: agility, service orientation, testing intelligence, and even a definition of what the "smart" in Smart Client means. > > A Programmer's Introduction to C# 2.0, Third Edition > By Eric Gunnerson and Nick Wienholt | Published: June 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-501-7 | 568 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=454 > Updates the highly successful second edition and is sure to become a key resource for C# programmers. > > **Open Source** > > PHP 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach > By Lee Babin, Nathan A. Good, Frank M. Kromann, and Jon Stephens | Published: September 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-509-2 | 672 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=438 > Beginning with an in-depth discussion of PHP 5 object-oriented techniques and methodology, this book then gets you up to speed on OOP with PHP: where and where not to use it, and how to use it. > > The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5, Third Edition > By Michael Kofler | Published: September 2005 | ISBN: 1-50959-535-1 | 784 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10011 > Updated to reflect changes in MySQL version 5, this book will expose you to MySQL's impressive array of new features: views, stored procedures, triggers, and spatial data types. > > Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional > By Magnus Lie Hetland | Published: September 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-519-X | 640 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10013 > Based on "Practical Python," this newly revised book is both an introduction and practical reference for a swath of Python-related programming topics. > > Pro PHP Security > By Chris Snyder and Michael Southwell | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-508-4 | 528 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=437 > Offers a complete guide for taking defensive and proactive security measures within your PHP applications. > > Pro Perl Parsing > By Christopher M. Frenz | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-504-1 | 272 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=432 > Features key parsing principles that introduce numerous and powerful CPAN parsing modules; also includes an ample supply of example applications. > > Pro MySQL > By Michael Kruckenberg and Jay Pipes | Published: July 2005 | 1-59059-505-X | 768 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=433 > Provides intermediate and advanced MySQL users with a comprehensive guide to the array of features available with the new versions. > > Open Source Messaging Application Development: Building and Extending Gaim > By Sean Egan | Published: July 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-467-3 | 392 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=414 > Details how to create your own messaging application. > > Pro Novell Open Enterprise Server > By Sander van Vugt | Published: July 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-483-5 | 808 pages | $59.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=428 > Provides comprehensive coverage of Novell's best-selling server software, which has been reinvented in Linux! > > Pro Perl Debugging > By Richard Foley and Andy Lester | Published: July 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-454-1 | 296 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=399 > Helps resolve the dilemma of application testing and debugging -- one of the biggest time commitments in a programmer's daily routine. > > **System Administration** > > Pro DNS and BIND > By Ronald Aitchison | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-494-0 | 608 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=448 > Guides you through the challenging array of features surrounding DNS, with a special focus on BIND. > > SharePoint 2003 User's Guide > By Seth Bates and Tony Smith | Published: June 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-514-9 | 368 pages | $34.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=463 > Takes a real-world look at Microsoft SharePoint 2003 best practices to suit your business needs. > > Expert Network Time Protocol: An Experience in Time with NTP > By Peter Rybaczyk | Published: June 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-484-3 | 176 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=429 > With this book, you'll never have to worry again about having incorrect time stamps in synchronization problems. > > Microsoft Content Management Server Field Guide > By Francois-Paul Briand and Michael Wirsching | Published: June 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-528-9 | 232 pages | $34.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10004 > This book is for those who want quick and effective solutions for the Microsoft CMS. > > **Technology in Action** > > The RoboSapien Companion: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks > By Jamie Samans | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-526-2 | 344 pages | $24.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10025 > The owner of several Robosapiens himself, author Jamie Samans covers everything from basics like diagnosing and testing your new Robosapien, to advanced topics like hacking and modifications. > > Squeak: Learn Programming with Robots > By Stephane Ducasse | Published: June 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-491-6 | 384 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=444 > Aims to teach core programming concepts based on simple, visual problems that involve manipulation of robots. > > **Web and Internet** > > Beginning MapServer: Open Source GIS Development > By Bill Kropla | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-490-8 | 448 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=443 > Offers a comprehensive introduction to MapServer, the development platform for integrating mapping technology into Internet applications. > > **Windows** > > Active Directory Field Guide > By Laura E. Hunter | Published: May 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-492-4 | 352 pages | $34.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=445 > Contains valuable descriptions of higher-level skills, tasks, and tools, including migration, large-scale deployment, security, and disaster recovery. > > **XML** > > Beginning XSLT 2.0: From Novice to Professional > By Jeni Tennison | Published: July 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-324-3 | 824 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=308 > Introduces XML and XSLT at a comfortable pace, and then applies theory to real-life XSLT capabilities-including graphics generation. > > **friends of ED** > > Podcast Solutions > By Michael W. Geoghegan and Dan Klass | Published: August 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-554-8 | 272 pages | $24.99 > http://www.friendsofed.com/books/1590595548/ > Written by two of the best and brightest podcasting pioneers, "Podcast Solutions" is an insightful and comprehensive guide to podcasting. > Published by friends of ED, an Apress Company > > *************************************** > 3. Forthcoming Books - Time to Start Your Holiday Wish List > > **Web Development** > > Foundations of Ajax > By Ryan Asleson and Nate Schutta | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-582-3 | 300 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10042 > Everything you need to know to get started using Ajax, the hottest web application around. > > **Java** > > Beginning Java EE 5: From Novice to Professional > By Kevin Mukhar and Chris Zelenak with Jim Crume and James L. Weaver | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-470-3 | 750 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=420 > Shows you how to harness the power of Java EE, and examines how the pieces of the new Java EE 5 platform fit together. > > The Definitive Guide to Building Java Robots > By Scott Preston | To Publish: November 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-556-4 | 300 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10028 > Learn to design your robot to navigate, see, speak, recognize your face, listen to you, and build maps. > > Pro Apache Ant > By Matthew Moodie | To Publish: November 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-559-9 | 275 pages | $34.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10038 > Ideal for Java developers who need and use build tools for development and project management; contains practical examples at every stage. > > Pro JSF: Building Rich Internet Components > By Jonas Jacobi and John Fallows | To Publish: November 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-580-7 | 400 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10044 > Leverage the full potential of JavaServer Faces by building effective JSF components for sophisticated, enterprise-level rich Internet applications. > > The SCJD Exam with J2SE 5, Second Edition > By Terry Camerlengo and Andrew Monkhouse | To Publish: November 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-516-5 | 400 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=461 > Details key concepts, challenges, and pitfalls the exam is likely to test you on. > > Pro JSP 2, Fourth Edition > Edited by Kevin Mukhar | To Publish: November 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-513-0 | 650 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=464 > Offers comprehensive coverage of JSP 2 and 2.1, as well as tools and techniques to develop web applications with JSP and Java servlets. > > **Databases** > > Cost-Based Oracle, Volume 1: Fundamentals > By Jonathan Lewis | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-636-6 | 400 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10081 > This volume covers the CBO fundamentals, including the optimizer's workings, its arithmetic functions, and the ways you can make it work properly. > > Pro SQL Server 2005 > By Thomas Rizzo, Adam Machanic, Robin Dewson, Rob Walters, Joseph Sack, Julian Skinner, and Louis Davidson | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-477-0 | 550 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=457 > Takes a deep look at the full range of SQL Server enhancements, including examples showing how these new features work and how you can architect applications effectively. > > Pro SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services > By Rodney Landrum and Walter J. Voytek II | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-498-3 | 350 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=451 > Takes you through the day-to-day challenges, discoveries, and successes involved in delivering a successful reporting solution. > > Pro SQL Server 2005 Assemblies > By Robin Dewson and Julian Skinner | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-566-1 | 450 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10032 > Provides a detailed and example-driven tutorial on building and using .NET assemblies. > > Pro SQL Server Express Database Applications with Visual Basic Express and Visual Web Developer Express > By Rick Dobson | To Publish: November 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-523-8 | 400 pages | $39.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=459 > Learn how to build databases and applications using the SQL Server Express database. > > **.NET** > > Expert ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced Application Design > By Dominic Selly, Andrew Troelsen, and Tom Barnaby | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-522-X | 480 pages | $59.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10003 > Shows you how to derive maximum performance and reliability from your ASP.NET 2.0 applications. > > Pro .NET 2.0 Graphics Programming > By Eric White | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-445-2 | 472 pages | $49.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=394 > Comprehensively demonstrates the use of graphics in .NET applications and how to build effective controls. > > Foundations of Object-Oriented Programming Using .NET 2.0 Patterns > By Christian Gross | To Publish: October 2005 | ISBN: 1-59059-540-8 | 376 pages | $44.99 > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10019 > Based on author lectures, this unique book shows how to program using both object-oriented and pattern programming. > > Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional > By Cristian Darie and Karli Watson | To Publish: October 2005 | 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