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Issue #130 - January 20, 2014 - Perl QA hackathon is looking for sponsors!
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You can <a href="http://perlweekly.com/archive/130.html">read the newsletter on the web</a>, if you prefer.
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Hi,
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let me first thank Yanick for putting together the previous two issues while I was on winter vacation, and sorry to those who are currently being cooked in the southern hemisphere...
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There are also a couple of things that need your further attention in this post. Namely, Upasana looking looking for an answer regarding Perl newbies, and Philippe Bruhat (BooK) looking for sponsors for the QA Hackathon.
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You can now also see the schedule of the Perl dev-room at FOSDEM in Brussels. I wish I could attend...
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Anyway, enjoy the articles!
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The work is across application, web-based & intranet development & your skills in OSS development are reqd. It is crucial you have used Perl, Moose, DBI::x, OO Perl, XML and have exp. with SQL, Linux and Revision control. You will have used HTML, CSS on a daily basis along with Internet protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, DNS, Whois, EPP)
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We're a growing software company using open source software/modern Perl practices to build innovative e-payment, auction, and tax collection web applications.<br>We're looking for talented, motivated professionals committed to flawless work and customer service.<br>Please apply <a href="http://bit.ly/19sbfam">online</a>.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0IWW" style="
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For those who like to play with flying saucers. Or, in this case, 4-wheel saucers.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0IX1" style="
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After 15 years, Neil Bowers has just released a new version of HTML::Summary.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0IX3" style="
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Some improvements to Dist::Zilla to make bug reports of your module be more specific.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LlC" style="
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Recently I was reading the Learning Python book and found a page titled 'Python Is Engineering, Not Art'. In the disguise of trying to explain the difference between Perl and Python it just bashes Perl. I sent it to bare-feet Buddy Burden, and he included an extensive post about this in his series about his journey in the world of Perl.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0IXa" style="
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Ovid explains why replacing the programming language and rewriting your whole application might not solve all your problems after all, and how much can it cost you. Maybe your job?
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0IXb" style="
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It is mostly aimed at managers, but the writing of chromatic can provide a good list of talking points when your managers starts to talk about rewriting a piece of software.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0Jdr" style="
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A bothering question that comes up every now and then. This time Upasana, who is also a newbie to Perl, and the Perl community (she started to learn Perl in December 2011), raises the question. Please, give her a hand with your opinion.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0Jdv" style="
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Ovid shows how to check if the dice you are rolling (with your computer program) are cheating, or if the randomization works correctly.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LlK" style="
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The Perl QA Hackathon is a wonderful annual event for improving Perl, the CPAN ecosystem and the whole community. (I attended two of them.) Participants and organizers invest a lot of time and energy in it, but there are also expenses. The organizers are looking for sponsors to cover these expenses.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LlQ" style="
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A little bash script from Neil Bowers that can be replaced by just typing perldoc -m Module::Name
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0JdI" style="
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I am not sure if I'd recommend using Tie::File any more, but as I was just about to write some examples using tie, I think this suggestion of Jesse Shy should be also shown. It certainly is an interesting piece of Perl.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LCb" style="
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A good opportunity to remind people to use Perl::Critic. The lint of Perl.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LCd" style="
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So what does the END block do in Perl? Where can you put it? Will it warn when creating a closure? What is a closure anyway?
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LCm" style="
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A fun article by Dave Cross explaining the various operators in Perl that are created by putting dots together. Before you click. How many can you count?
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LSH" style="
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This is the, now irregular, report of Dave Mitchell.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0LSL" style="
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Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer is almost done with the grant. See the new release of Pinto.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0MpR" style="
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A surprisingly useful explanation of the MVC (Model View Controller) pattern and the RESTfull interface of Catalyst.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0OOj" style="
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0MpU" style="
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0OOo" style="
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0OOu" style="
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Version 5.10 of Perl introduced the state keyword, but even before that you could create static variables. Private variables that retain their value between function calls.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0P4N" style="
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Devel::Size provides the functions to check the size of variables. This articles shows some of the results.
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1aD0P4Q" style="
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Some documented, but strange behavior of arrays in a for loop.
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<p style="font-size: 16px">I usually list the next 3-4 events here. The list of all the events can be found <a href=http://perlweekly.com/events.html>on the web site</a>. If your Perl event is not listed there, please let me know.</p>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1i3ikmn" style="
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January 25th, 2014, Tampa, Florida, USA
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1ji70kv" style="
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February 1-2, 2014, Brussels, Belgium
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<a href="http://bit.ly/10WS00y" style="
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March 26-28, 2014, Hannover, Germany
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1cOHnCx" style="
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16-18 May, 2014 in Poznan, Poland
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