• 2012.10.04 in #63 tie() in perlito5
  Perlito allows compiling Perl to Javascript and running it in your browser. I think it can be very useful as an educational tool, or, if it had easy access to the DOM in the browser, you could write your front-end code in Perl.
• 2015.01.26 in #184 a perl5 to perl6 translator - update
  An update from Flávio on perlito, a perl5 to perl6 compiler.
• 2015.07.11 in #207 A perl5 to Java compiler - work in progress
  Flávio has started work on a backend for Perlito that will generate Java from Perl 5. Early days work in progress.
• 2015.07.21 in #209 A perl5 to Java compiler - first benchmark
  Flávio is continuing to work on his Perl 5 to Java compiler, posting both benchmark results and a brief update.
• 2015.07.30 in #210 Perl5 to Java compiler is 1 month old, and we have a hackathon
  Interesting stuff happening on the Perlito front. Seems that a hackaton produced a Perl script that lives under its Java alter-ego in a HBase environment. As someone who worked with Hadoop not to long ago, this shines a brillant ray of hope over a potential huge new array of Big Data tools.
• 2015.09.08 in #216 Perl5 to Java compiler - 2nd hackathon
  I did not know about this new craze, running Perl 5 on the JVM.
• 2015.10.02 in #219 Perl5 to Java compiler - integrating with Rhino
  It compiles Perl to Java, which can then call the JavaScript engine. Awe-inspiring or terrifying? I can't really tell.
• 2015.10.16 in #221 Perl5 to Java compiler - first little script
  Flavio had a number of crazy projects. This is another one. Compiling Perl 5 code to Java? That's the first step on a slippery slope. We might end up writing Perl 5 apps for Android... and people will want to learn Perl. /me shivers
• 2015.12.23 in #231 Using a Perl module from Java
  Perlito5 now supports calling Perl subroutines from Java.
• 2016.04.29 in #249 Android App with the Perl5 to Java compiler
  An update from Flávio on his Perl 5 to Java compiler.
• 2017.05.13 in #303 Perl5 to Java compiler - first release
  Using Perlito...
• 2017.08.22 in #318 Trying out AWK in Java with Perlito5
  A totally new meaning of Perl being the glue language. Now instead of among strange systems it is being used as an AWK to Java compiler.
• 2017.09.26 in #323 Perl5 to Java compiler - symbol tables, typeglobs, and call stack
  
• 2017.11.23 in #331 Perl5 as a first-class script engine in Java
  An update from Flávio on Perlito, an implementation of Perl 5 that runs in the JVM. You can now run Perl scripts from inside a Java application.
• 2026.03.28 in #766 PerlOnJava Gets a CPAN Client
  This is a great update regarding the addition of native CPAN support to Perl-on-JVM tooling. The example uses the ability to use an already developed CPAN client for installing modules and accessing the overall CPAN ecosystem in a more natural way than would be done with the non-JVM versions of the clients. It gives many real-world examples and is an excellent source of information for those who want to connect Perl and Java.
• 2026.08.25 in #788 PerlOnJava 5.44.1 released
  PerlOnJava 5.44.1 is released. This is a big milestone, with the regex implementation, ithreads, taint mode, and async/await now complete.

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