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

Robert Blackwell robert at robertblackwell.com
Thu Jul 12 05:27:24 PDT 2007


Hope to see you there.

Robert

On Jul 6, 2007, at 7:14 AM, Robert Blackwell wrote:

> 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.
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