[pgh-pm] Pittsburgh Perl Mongers | Meeting | Thursday July 12, 2007

[Robert Blackwell]

Meeting Thursday July 12, 2007 at 7:00


* This months Technical Gathering 7:00 pm *

* Location *

Slaymaker Systems, Inc.
4914 Baum Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
slaysys.com


* Talks *

* Pittsburgh Perl Workshop 07  - Robert Blackwell *

Update on the workshop this year. Your feedback is requested.

* Abuse Perl - Casey West *

Perl loves to be abused. You can beat it, kick it, and spit on it,  
and Perl will always say "I'm sorry" first. Under most circumstances  
we're taught to avoid abusing Perl. You know, just yell at it instead  
of throwing it down the stairs. In this talk we're not taking no for  
an answer, and we're going to pull your hair, Perl!

I'm going to show you a lot of ways to abuse Perl that you may  
already know. What Perl doesn't want you to know is that you can use  
these tricks to your benefit, for your own good! Shut up, Perl!

Learn how to make Perl answer these questions, wether it likes it or  
not:

* how can we replace a base class of the package we're subclassing?
* how can I replace methods and functions in another object directly?
* how can I monitor what code does to my variable?
* how can I inject debugging in other code?
* how can I customize an open source project without touching any of  
its code?

Go ahead, slap Perl around a little!

* This months Social Gathering 8:30 pm *

* Location *

TBD.  Suggestions welcomed.

Important dates:
  	Next Pittsburgh Perl Monger Meeting  Thu,  Aug 9, 2007 07:00
         Pittsburgh Perl Workshop 07 Sat Oct 13 - Sun Oct 14


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Our meets are open for anyone to enjoy. Please join us for one or  
both of these gatherings.

Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month starting at  
7:00pm.

Need more info you can call Robert Blackwell at 412.231.5501.