Perl Weekly - all the articles published by D Ruth Holloway

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2015.08.12 in #212 How the Perl community embraces diversity
Sometimes, you hear that someone "is a little rough, but they have their heart at the right place". I often have that feel about the Perl community. We're dysfunctional, opiniated, volatile, of dubious manners at times but, deep down, the kids are all right.
2015.09.22 in #218 Taking a spin with Dancer, the lightweight Perl web application framework
Excellent advocacy!
2016.07.27 in #262 Perl tricks for system administrators
The examples will not be new to any Perl expert, but the fact that Ruth writes for a publication outside the echo chamber is worth the praise and begs for more. (Comments at Reddit Perl and Reddit sysadmin.)
2016.09.23 in #270 The must-have features for Perl 6
Ruth chats with Jeff Goff about Perl 6, in an article aimed at people outside the Perl echo chamber.
2016.09.23 in #272 The must-have features for Perl 6
I interviewed Jeff Goff for Opensource.com recently, about his work with Perl 6
2016.10.28 in #275 Trick or treat with funny Perl modules
Featuring Acme::LookOfDisapproval, Acme::DiceAcme::Crap>, and Acme::Damn. Indeed, strange modules.
2016.11.02 in #276 A new directory of open source technology events
Ruth wrote a short piece about Gabor's list of tech conferences.
2017.07.19 in #313 Neo4j in your own software: Very basic Perl hacking
The third article in a series, this one shows how you can use the Neo4j graph database from Perl.
2017.10.11 in #325 Perl turns 30 and its community continues to thrive
To mark 30 years of Perl, Ruth wrote a brief history of Perl, and an introduction to some of the Perl communities.
2018.03.30 in #349 Easy data validation in Perl with Regexp::Common
On Sawyer's recommendation, I take a look at this module for making consistent regexes for data validation
2018.04.20 in #352 A Perl module for better debugging
Keyword::DEVELOPMENT, a simple, elegant module lets you include Perl code for debugging or development-only environments, but hide it for production.
2023.12 in #647 Santa's Helpers' Helpers
2023.12.14 in #647 A new plugin for host-specific routing
2023.12.18 in #647 A new way to use DBIx::Class in your Dancer2 apps!
2024.07.04 in #676 New Standards of Conduct published
TPRF has created a new Standard of Conduct to help combat bullying, harassment and abuse in our communities.
2024.09.09 in #686 Dates and location have been set for TPRC 2025!
For all Perl and Raku fans, the venue for TPRC 2025 is declared finally.
2024.12.03 in #698 Get ready for the 2025 Perl and Raku Conference!
Time to plan your next Perl and Raku Conference. This post would help you in planning visit much better.
2025.01.22 in #705 New Public Matrix Channel #perl:nerdch.at
Join the Matrix channel now!
2025.07.14 in #729 Meet the Board
2025.12.11 in #751 Teaching Art to Computers the Hard Way
How many of you were told that "You shouldn't do art" by some teacher? Was Mondrian told the same? Here Ruth breaks the spell using Moo, SVG::Simple, and Imager.

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