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Issue #543 - 2021-12-20 - Happy Birthday!
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Hi there! Thomas Klausner sent me a bunch of links and suggestion, let me share them first: Abigail has a series of Advent posts starting from day 01. I did not find a page listing all the entries but you can get to them by changing the URL. Smylers is doing crazy stuff with vim (and perl). One can find a lot of inspiring code (Perl, Raku and of course other languages) in the various 'Solution Megathreads' on Reddit. Finally domm himself has a few Advent related posts. Today we are celebrating the 80th birthday of my mother. Due to the pandemic we cannot celebrate in the same space, but we have collected some videos from the family members and her friends and we are going to have a Zoom session. Much better than not being able to celebrate at all. Happy birthday mom! In a few days a large part of the world is going to celebrate the birthday of another Jew. Merry Christmas! Gabor Szabo |
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by David Cantrell (DCANTRELL) One of the problems CPAN testers are facing is code that hangs. That just sits there waiting for Godot. | 
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by Abigail The first part of the Abigail's Advent series. You can edit the URL to see the rest of the posts. The source of the posts is available on GitHub. |
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by Mark Gardner Does the vulnaribility in the Java package impact the similarly named package in Perl? | 
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Web
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The author asks when will Larry Wall update his website and I think the response is great: 'Why would you update a masterpiece like that?' |
The Weekly Challenge
The Weekly Challenge by Mohammad Anwar will help you step out of your comfort-zone. You can even win prize money of $50 Amazon voucher by participating in the weekly challenge. We pick one winner at the end of the month from among all of the contributors during the month. The monthly prize is kindly sponsored by Peter Sergeant of PerlCareers.
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by Mohammad Sajid Anwar (MANWAR) Welcome to a new week with a couple of fun tasks "Semiprime" and "Ulam Sequence". If you are new to the weekly challenge then why not join us and have fun every week. For more information, please read the FAQ. | 
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by Mohammad Sajid Anwar (MANWAR) Enjoy a quick recap of last week's contributions by Team PWC dealing with the "Calculator" and "Stealthy Number" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy. |
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by Adam Russell What a treat, a complete parser for the Calculator task. You don't want to skip it. Keep it up great work. | 
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by Arne Sommer Brilliant piece of work to showcase the power of EVAL and Raku Grammars. Thanks for your contributions. |
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by Dave Jacoby (JACOBY) A complete solution in Perl using the power of regex. I loved the story. Great work, keep it up. | 
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by Flavio Poletti (POLETTIX) Another cool example of Raku Grammars. Well organised blog, worth keeping it bookmarked. Thanks for sharing. |
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by Flavio Poletti (POLETTIX) Looking at the quality Raku solutions, I feel like start contributing in Raku again. Thanks for the motivation. |
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by James Smith No one can beat James in writing beautiful Perl code. I wish I could. Thanks for sharing compact solutions. |
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by Laurent Rosenfeld Laurent shared the power of EVAL and its issues. Nice blog post for anyone new to Raku. Keep it up great work. |
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by Luca Ferrari The PostgreSQL solution is worth checking out. It is one of my favourite databases, I am impressed by how Luca solves the weekly tasks in PostgreSQL. |
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by W Luis Mochan Great example showing the power of regexes and one liners in Perl. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. |
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by Roger Bell West (FIREDRAKE) Roger shared a Kotlin solution with us for the first time. There is so much to learn every week from him. Great to have you in the team. |
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by Simon Green A real calculator in Perl using regexes. Nice to keep it as reference. Well done. |
The corner of Gabor
A couple of entries sneaked in by Gabor.
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Weekly collections
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Perl programmers, this one’s for you. If you’ve got experience with Python, so much the better, but Perl is a must-have for this role. You’ll be a whiz with databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL, and you’ll write tidy, easily-maintained HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. |
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Have you ever seen those build-a-bear kiosks in the mall? You choose the components and watch your furry friend take shape. Now imagine a kiosk where you’re building your perfect job, because that’s exactly what our latest role offers! |
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Our client is an international company who pride themselves on making online trading a breeze. After twenty-plus years cruising the financial waters, they’re subject matter experts who provide a stable, engaging environment for their crew. Located in glorious Malta, they offer a supportive team that believes in open communication and solving problems together. |
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We know that a lack of commercial experience doesn’t always reflect skill level, know-how, or programming brilliance. You know your stuff. You’re keen to grow and learn. You know that if someone would only just give you a chance, and let you in the door, you could really shine! |
