• 2023.01.22 in #600 Using Perl to prepare sequencing files to submit to NCBI's GEO
  Pleasantly surprised to see how Perl can be used is so many different fields.
• 2023.09.16 in #634 Of Go, C, Perl and fastq file conversion Vol III : pledging allegiance to the flag
  Continue with the multipart blogs, here the discussion is about regex engine maps to a finite state automaton, we should be able to rewrite the parser without regular expressions, using flags to keep track of the part of the record we are at.
• 2023.09.16 in #634 Of Go, C, Perl and fastq file conversion Vol IV : gone in 60 seconds (or less)
  In the final part of this series, we will test the performance of the four parsers, in a scenario emulating the batch analysis of sequencing data.
• 2023.09.27 in #636 Hash of Arrays Deathmatch : Native Perl vs. DBM::Deep vs. Redis
  A detailed comparison to help you understand the pros/cons. Please keep us busy with more such posts.
• 2023.12.06 in #646 Is Perl a write only language?
  Use of Perl in the field of Bio-Informatics. Encouraging story to share.
• 2024.07.04 in #678 Repository of examples using Perl and Assembly together
  Sometimes one needs an extra ounce of performance. Why not combine the high level semantics of Perl with the punch of assembly?
• 2024.07.26 in #679 The Quest for Performance Part I : Inline C, OpenMP and the Perl Data Language (PDL)
  
• 2024.08.15 in #683 The Day Perl Stood Still: Unveiling A Hidden Power Over C
  Recently, Christos started experimenting with Perl for workflow management and high-level supervision of low level code for data science applications.
• 2024.08.16 in #682 The Day Perl Stood Still: Unveiling A Hidden Power Over C
  Sometimes the unexpected happens and must be shared with the world … this one is such a case.
• 2024.09.21 in #687 Taking VelociPerl for a ride
  Personally I don't think I like closed-source 'improvements' to Open Source projects. It feels like ripping off the volunteer work of the community who built that Open Source software. On the other hand maybe this is the only way to getting rid of certain old construct in Perl that limit the improvements in the language. There is also a discussion on Reddit about this.
• 2024.12.16 in #700 Merry Inline C(hristmas)
  
• 2024.12.23 in #701 Day 23: Generic, general random number simulation using the Inverse CDF method in PDL
  
• 2025.01.18 in #704 Profiling Peak DRAM Use in R With Perl - Part 1
  Serious profiling discussed in 2 part series post.
• 2025.01.19 in #704 Profiling Peak DRAM Use in R With Perl - Part 2
  Continued the discussion of profiling Peak DRAM in this second post of the series.
• 2025.07.01 in #728 Vibe Coding a Perl interface to a C library
  An excellent technical walkthrough for intermediate-to-advanced Perl programmers needing to interface with C libraries. It presents practical code with useful explanations of the binding process.
• 2025.07.04 in #728 Vibe coding a Perl interface to a foreign library - Part 2
  An excellent resource for Perl developers needing to create robust, production-ready C library bindings. It has deep technical knowledge with practical implementation advice.

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