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Issue #700 - 2024-12-23 - White Camel Award 2024
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Hi there, Happy Birthday Perl as it was celebrated on December 18th. It falls in the middle of festive season, making it easy to miss it. However, there are some Perl fans, who make sure it is celebrated with full energy. I came across a very interesting post talking about a geek way to wish Happy Birthday. Speaking of celebrations, the Day 23 of Perl Advent Calendar 2024 featured a proposal for the Perl logo. Thank you, Olaf Alders for taking the discussion to a conclusion. We've had many discussions in the past but nothing came out of them. I am very happy to finally have a logo that represents the Perl language. It is also a universal truth, Perl and Camel can't be separated. By the way, did you know that TPRF announced the White Camel Award 2024 few days ago? Olaf Alders finally joined the club, though a bit late but never mind. Thank you, TPRF for choosing the best. For those who don't know, Olaf Alders, is the person behind the successfull running of the Perl Advent Calendar 2024. Although each day presents an interesting and thoughtfull topic but my personal favourite is the live session with Randal Schwartz. I was lucky enough to attend the live event. The timing was perfect for me (London) around 11 pm. Don't worry if you missed it, be sure to checkout out: Half My Life with Perl. On December 18th, the first Perl Community Conference 2024 was held as a hybrid in-person-and-online event. I didn't get to attend it but I read it was well attended. Congratulations to everyone for the successfull event. The recently concluded London Perl and Raku Workshop 2024 feedback report has been shared by the organisers. We are now looking for someone who can take the charge of next year's event. If you want to be part of the organising team then please do get in touch with them. This is my last editorial of the year 2024, so let me take this opportunity to wish all the readers of Perl Weekly newsletter, a very happy and healthy Christmas. Enjoy and stay safe with your loved ones. I also noticed this is my 170th edition. It has been a great learning experience for me so far under the guidance of Gabor Szabo. Enjoy rest of the newsletter. Mohammad Sajid Anwar |
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Announcements
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by Makoto Nozaki Olaf Alders is the winner of 2024 White Camel Award. Many many congratulations, Olaf. | 
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You can now register if you are planning to attend German Perl/Raku Workshop conference 2025. |
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by Brett Estrade (OODLER) After the success of the very first PCC event, we now have the dates of upcoming event. | 
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Articles
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by Saif Uddin Ahmed (SAIFTYNET) Interesting story and thought provoking. I loved the GUI. I wonder how hard it is to design. | 
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A very positive and encouraging feedback by the attendees of London Perl and Raku Workshop. |
Grants
Perl Advent Calendar 2024
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The Weekly Challenge Advent Calendar 2024
The Weekly Challenge
The Weekly Challenge by Mohammad Sajid Anwar will help you step out of your comfort-zone. You can even win prize money of $50 by participating in the weekly challenge. We pick one champion at the end of the month from among all of the contributors during the month, thanks to the sponsor Lance Wicks.
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by Mohammad Sajid Anwar (MANWAR) Welcome to a new week with a couple of fun tasks "Largest Number" and "Hamming Distance". 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 " Beautiful Arrangement" and "Nested Array" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy. |
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by Ali Moradi Good use of CPAN module to get the job done. Easy to follow logic, brilliant. Thanks for sharing. |
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by Arne Sommer Like always, we got lots of Raku magics in this week post. Raku rocks!!! |
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by Dave Jacoby (JACOBY) Don't you love the side by side implementation in Perl and Python? It helps understand the language better. Great work, keep it up. | 
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by Jorg Sommrey Not many share the performance aspects of the proposed solution. It shows the confidence in algorithm. You really don't want to skip it, brilliant work. |
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by Luca Ferrari Happy to see contributions coming through in Christmas season. It shows the commitment. Thank you. |
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by W Luis Mochan For all PDL fans, you don't want to miss this power packed solution. I simply adore it. Thanks for sharing the magic with us. |
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by Peter Campbell Smith Happy to see the optimisation and discussion around it. Thanks for being the most consistent contributor. |
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by Robbie Hatley Great show of support for CPAN module following the basic principle: Don't re-invent the wheel. |
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by Roger Bell West (FIREDRAKE) This is the ultimate benchmark, unreal. A round of applause for the efforts. Highly recommended. |
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by Ryan Thompson What better way to celebrate the 300th week of the weekly challenge. Special occassion is served by special post. Thank you wouldn't be sufficient. |
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by Simon Green Python never disappoint with it's power packed features. Check it out yourself the beauty. |
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