Ideas...
wayne keenan
wayne at metaverse.fsnet.co.uk
Wed Mar 28 08:38:33 CST 2001
Ideas:
1. Architecture to CPAN cross referencer.
something that would display graphically a kind of system
architecture(s) and/or concept, and then
provide hotlinks on the 'conduits' which represent the Perl modules that
have
been written to handle the protocol/ concept bits.
e.g.:
<Insert Graphic of obtaing mail: mail client, mail
server>
<hot link = Mail::POP3, Mail::....>
e.g.
<Insert Graphic of manipulating time into various other
formats>
<hotlink: Date::Manip>
one sec, hmm, I think I'm trying to do the Cookbook, but with (live)
pictures too!
cross reference to CPAN, and working exaples, maybe in some kind of
online test bed (pick carefuly, security :)
(altho all examples could include the use of Safe, and or Penguin
(Penguin is perls equivelent of Java Applets))
2. something that takes a data structure outputed by , say, Data::Dumper
(and/or the XMLDumper one too)
and turns it into PEGS diagram, I suspect this has already been done,
but maybe not online.
use Thinking::Future;
"Taylor, Paul" wrote:
> > I'm going to be knocking up a website for southampton.pm in the next
> > couple of weeks. I'd like to stick something quite gimmicky and
> > very Perl-ish on it, as well as re-state the group's objectives.
> >
> > blatently stealing an idea from www.perlmonks.org (and possible
> > www.perl.com),
> > but they (monks) have regular submissions on "cool uses for Perl"
>
> Well, I was thinking more along the lines of Bath.pm's example. They have a
> neat 'Show me where all the PM user groups are' thingy. I think that
> southampton.pm.org's website ought to kick off Perl code everytime it's
> accessed ( whether that's a new process or mod_perl ).
>
> > what exactly ARE the (current) objectives? :)
>
> Current objectives:-
>
> 1. Promote the use of Perl in the region.
> - Convincing businesses to use it
> - Leading by example, Sotonians, etc.
> 2. Form a community to allow Perl programmers to exchange ideas.
> - Web-based bulletin boards
> - informal meetings
> 3. Aid newbie Perl programmers in getting better.
> - Q+A mailing list
> 4. Think of interesting things to do in Perl.
> - Decent projects
> - Unexpected uses thereof ( like Wayne's SDL stuff )
> 5. Umm.. implement number 4.
> - Yeah, sort of obvious, but it doesn't always happen
> 6. Evangelise the language to anyone who'll listen.
> - If you don't already...
> 7. Debunk some of the crap that's spun by VB/MS boys about our language.
> - I think we've all heard some of this...
> 8. Make a show at some of the YAPC events.
>
> P.
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