Perl Weekly - all the articles published by Peter Campbell Smith

2021.12.01 in #541 Some prime thoughts on divisors
Not a regular blogger, Peter, but a unique style of discussion. I really appreciate the points he brought to the discussion table. Great work, keep it up.
2021.12.08 in #542 Clarity versus brevity
A very unique style of blogging, focussed on task analysis. Keep it up. Great work.
2021.12.20 in #544 Illuminating the Ulam
Great task analysis of the Ulam Sequence task. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
2021.12.27 in #545 How to find palindromes quickly
Cool use of regex to find Palindromes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
2022.01.04 in #546 Large primes and curious fractions
Peter's discussion of the '10001st Prime Number' task is not be missed IMHO. Thank you Peter for your contributions..
2022.01.11 in #547 Chop off their heads and conquer the Pentagon (week 147)
Peter's blog post is pure information and fun. Highly recommended.
2022.01.17 in #548 Numbers in words and Cardano triplets
Peter choose to discuss his Cardano Triplets solution. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
2022.02.01 in #550 Fibo, nacci, Fibonacci, nacciFibonacci, FibonaccinacciFibonacci ...
I simply loved the blog post title - very unique. Peter's frank discussion in the post is worth reading, you don't want to miss it.
2022.02.10 in #551 Locate a leaf and rob a road
Peter's blog post is pure task analysis which is, again, one of the benefits of having a blog post. Thanks Peter for sharing your thought process.
2022.02.18 in #552 Lots of angles this week
For me, the highlight of Peter's blog is his task analysis skill. Simply love it. Thanks for sharing.
2022.02.21 in #553 !Task one is quite easy. Factorions are quite rare.
Peter shared very interesting point about the Left Factorials task. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
2022.02.28 in #554 Perming Perl plus Padovan primes
Short and precise blog to explain Peter's solutions. Thanks for sharing.
2022.03.10 in #555 Bigint week
Breakdown of a task into smaller subtasks, makes it so easy to follow. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
2022.03.17 in #556 Pernicious and weird ...
Peter's blog make sure all the fun bits are shared. Thanks for sharing the knowledge with us every week.
2022.03.22 in #557 Mean Brazilians
Peter's blog shares the fun behind the solution and is always a pleasure to read. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
2022.03.30 in #558 All about primes
Multiple versions of the task are provided! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!
2022.04.14 in #560 Four is magic and Equilibrium Indices
Peter brought an interesting subject to the discussion table, and you definitely don't want to miss it. Thanks for sharing.
2022.04.18 in #561 Abecedarian words and pangrams
A very interesting discussion about the maths behind the task. Always fun to read the blog. Thanks for sharing.
2022.04.26 in #562 Checksums and early encryption
Short and sweet blog sharing the details of the contributions. Keep it up great work.
2022.05.03 in #563 Lot of ands and a strange grid
The short and sweet narration is really impressive. Thanks for your contributions.
2022.05.09 in #564 Palindromic primes and moody numbers
Breaking task into simple and easy steps makes it lots of fun. Amazing quality to have, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
2022.05.18 in #565 Dots, lines and whatever fits best
Peter has a lot to say this week as SVG is his favourite subject. It shows in the blog details. Keep it up great work.
2022.05.23 in #566 D00DlE5
Algorithm laid out clearly for anyone to get to the bottom of the task. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
2022.05.30 in #567 Prime, ePrim, mePri, imePr, rimeP ... and Gamma
I loved the Peter's choice of regex and substr() version. I simply love the story telling style. Keep it up great work.
2022.06.06 in #568 More funny numbers ... and a very big one
Peter's use of f(23) is quite interesting. The short and precise discussion makes it all fun to read. Keep it up great work.
2022.06.13 in #569 Brilliant and Achilles
Clean algorithm and easy to follow. A compact yet effective blog, you don't want to miss it.
2022.06.21 in #570 Primorials and Kronecker products
Peter's style of story telling is very catchy, hard to resist. Thanks for your contributions.
2022.07.01 in #571 Abundantly odd and ... Oh dear!
Nice little story for this week solution. I really enjoy reading. Thank you.
2022.07.07 in #572 Tricky partitions and easy stats
Loved the task analysis and breakdown. It makes it so easy to solve. Thanks for sharing.
2022.07.11 in #573 Aesthetics and a fast-growing sequence
I really enjoy the mention of eponymous cat. I am sure you will find it interesting too.
2022.07.19 in #574 Disarium disaster and rank permutations
Disarium disaster? I loved the term. Smart decision to avert the disaster. Well done.
2022.07.25 in #575 Dates, and more recursively defined numbers
Peter style of blogging is more like a discussion. It is always fun to follow his approach to each task. Keep it great work.
2022.08.01 in #576 More funny numbers - permutable and reversible
Short and precise commentary on the weekly task. I really enjoyed it. Keep it up great work.
2022.08.08 in #577 Damm and Cyclops
A very interesting discussion about the second task. Worth checking it out. Thanks for sharing.
2022.08.16 in #578 QIBs and days - fun tasks for a sunny day
Peter style of blogging is quite engaging as always. You will find plenty of gems. Thanks for sharing.
2022.09.05 in #581 Alphabetical and days hotter sentences
Short and sweet, logical reasoning. Nice attempt.
2022.09.15 in #582 Find the biggest and the deepest
Story telling narrative of weekly task is irresistable. Thanks for everything.
2022.09.22 in #583 Unique arrays and differing dates
I love the blog style, simple and straight to the point. Thanks for your contributions.
2022.09.28 in #584 Sequence numbers and split arrays
Short and compact task analysis of the weekly challenge. Thanks for sharing.
2022.10.03 in #585 Manipulating characters
Another cool demo of regex in action. Task analysis is interesting too. Thanks for your contribution.
2022.10.10 in #586 Merge like a zip and Unidecode
Smart hack and clever solutions to both the tasks. Loved it. Thank you.
2022.10.19 in #587 Foo meets Bar and the wizardly trio
What a nice story around the date related task. Thanks for sharing the story. Well done.
2022.10.27 in #588 Divisible pairs and reduce to nothing
Nice discussion of every aspect of the task, Great job.
2022.10.31 in #589 The smallest greater and the shortest slice
Simplified task analysis which is easy to follow. Pure blogging, well done.
2022.11.07 in #590 Capital test and ambiguous encoding
Well crafted breakdown of the task makes it so easy to follow. Keep it up great work.
2022.11.14 in #591 The twice largest and number of cuties
Cute use of recursive subroutine to solve the task "Cute List". Great work, keep it up.
2022.11.21 in #592 Flipping easy and distributing fairly
Pure discussion of task, just like story telling. You really don't want to skip it.
2022.11.28 in #593 All the binaries and find the odd man out
Interesting narration of task analysis. You should definitely check it out.
2022.12.07 in #594 Completing the time and levelling the letters
Compact collection of various test cases. This makes the logic easy to follow. Keep it up great work.
2022.12.13 in #595 Some numbers are special and others are frequent and even
Plenty to learn how to speed up your solutions. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
2022.12.19 in #596 Pattern 132 and sequential runs
Nice and easy task analysis. There is always something to learn.
2023.01.04 in #598 Mind the gap!
Thanks for sharing the sort fun. Thanks for your contributions.
2023.01.10 in #599 All good things
Use of regular for loop is enough this week. Thanks for sharing.
2023.01.17 in #600 Slicing and dicing a double century
The simplest solution yet very compact. I am impressed. Well done.
2023.01.23 in #601 201: Missing numbers and piles of pennies
Some smart tricks used in the solutions. Thanks for sharing.
2023.02.01 in #602 Three odd things in the valleys
Cool one-liner in Perl and interesting task analysis. Great work.
2023.02.06 in #603 Quads and directory enquiries
Practical discussion around the task makes it easy to follow the solution. Well done.
2023.02.13 in #604 Climbing or falling and reshaping the matrix
I would give full marks for clean blog style. The discussion and code side-by-side makes life so simple. Well done, keep it up.
2023.02.22 in #605 Weekly challenge 205
Task analysis of both tasks is well drafted, specially the second one. Just loved it. Thanks.
2023.02.27 in #606 Weekly challenge 206
The task analysis is so fun to read. You learn a lot from the process. Keep it up great work.
2023.03.06 in #607 Weekly challenge 207
Well, I just noticed that you can test the code online. Wow, this is cool.
2023.03.13 in #608 Matching strings and missing numbers
Give it a try the online solutions. This is exceptional. Keep it up great work.
2023.03.20 in #609 An abc and @emails
Engaging task analysis that will keep you engrossed. You can even try the solution online. Cool.
2023.03.27 in #610 Kill and Collide!
Go and play with the solution online. Interesting discussion too.
2023.04.03 in #611 Striped arrays and balanced splits
Well documented with examples as always. Thanks for sharing.
2023.04.10 in #612 Lead to Gold and 1 2 3
Nice and easy to understand solution without any gimmicks. Well done.
2023.04.17 in #613 Evens go first and untangling the route
Nice demo of the complicated task as well as detailed analysis. Keep it up great work.
2023.04.24 in #614 All about points
Peter made the task appears simpler and easy to follow by his simple discussion. Bonus you get to play with his solution. Well done.
2023.05.01 in #615 Adopt a chilly ghost
Clean one-liner in Perl and well documented solution as always. Great work, keep it up.
2023.05.01 in #617 Adopt a chilly ghost
Clean one-liner in Perl and well documented solution as always. Great work, keep it up.
2023.05.08 in #616 Alphabetical exercises
Compact one-liner in Perl using the cool comnination of join,sort,uniq and split. Brilliant work.
2023.05.22 in #618 Multiply three and binary matrix
Dedicated member like Peter never stops contributing even when on break. Thank you for everything.
2023.05.29 in #619 Any more fares, please?
2023.06.12 in #621 Good strings and hidden sequences
2023.06.19 in #622 Members' week
Get the special feeling and treat yourself with self explanatory solutions. Well done.
2023.06.26 in #623 Counting primes and maximising cash
As usual, we got well documented solutions this week, thanks for sharing.
2023.07.03 in #624 Strings and sequences
Pointed task analysis in the highlight of the blog post, my all time favourite. Thanks for sharing.
2023.07.10 in #625 Counting words and subtracting numbers
Use of clever regex is in play. Perl is unbeatable when it comes to regex. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
2023.07.17 in #626 Gnirsts and nothing left
Nicely laid out solutions in Perl with detailed analysis. Thanks for your contributions.
2023.07.24 in #627 Bad luck and mathematica
Peter solving his own proposed tasks. As usual you will see the elegance every where. Thank you.
2023.07.31 in #628 Add up the singletons and clear out the list
Loved the compact one-liner in Perl with the help of CPAN module. Keep it up great work.
2023.08.07 in #629 Count the unsorted and two thirds is enough
2023.08.21 in #632 Middle aged and oldies
2023.09.04 in #633 Similar words and a rather strange ordering
2023.09.12 in #634 Duplicates and triplets

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