[pm-h] September Houston.pm Meeting: An Intro to the Qore Language for Perl Programmers

[B. Estrade]

Thank you, Wade.

If you'd like to check out the language, you may get it at:

	http://qore.org/downloads-mainmenu-15

It's in MacPorts and FreeBSD ports, too. I maintain the FreeBSD port
myself, though it's a minor version behind at the moment.

Probably the most compelling feature of this language for me is that
it offers native SMP threading support.

	http://qore.org/manual/qore.html#Threading

I'll send out a link to the presentation a day or so before the
meeting.

And FWIW, the lead developer and creator of the language is a native 
Houstonian who now resides in Europe.

Feel free to send me questions off list.

Cheers,
Brett

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 06:35:09PM -0500, G. Wade Johnson wrote:
> Our next Houston.pm technical meeting will be a week from Thursday on
> September 8 at 7pm. As usual, the meeting will be at 3131 W. Alabama
> St. See the website (http://houston.pm.org/meetings.html) for a map.
> 
> Brett Estrade has volunteered to make a quick presentation on the Qore
> language.
> 
> The basics of the Qore language will be introduced from the perspective
> of a Perl programmer, include basic data structures, object oriented
> capabilities, and multi-threading. Ideas for future talks regarding
> Qore, Perl threading/asynchronicity, and using Qore with Perl will be
> discussed by all.
> 
> Since Brett believes this will be a short presentation, we'll also take
> the opportunity to try to do lightning talks afterward. If you have a
> quick subject you are willing to discuss for up to 5 minutes, let me
> know. Tell us what you are working on. Tell us about a module you like.
> Tell us about a module you don't like. As long as it's short, any topic
> can work.
> 
> We'll try to squeeze in as many talks as we can.
> 
> As usual, I will be in the lobby on the parking garage level between
> 6:40 and 7pm collecting people to go to the meeting.
> 
> If you are planning on going, please let me know ahead of time so I can
> get a head count for food.
> 
> I look forward to seeing you there.
> G. Wade
> -- 
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> works. -- Alan Perlis
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