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Issue #735 - 2025-08-25 - Perl-related events
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Hi there, In the recent couple of weeks Mohammad and some others got really excited about the TIOBE index indicating that Perl has got a lot more popular recently. I doubt that. It is way more likely to be a measurement error. I mean they say that Perl jumped from 25th place to the 9th place in one year. Also Ada jumped from the 30th place to the 13th place. Who is writing in Ada and what? Anyway, let's assume there is interest in Perl. Wouldn't it be a good idea to convert that to meetings and presentations? I went overt the list of Perl Monger groups. I recall seeing more than 200 groups in that list. Now there are only 22 groups and most of those don't seem to have any activity. The events I found I added to our events page. Their events should show up in our calendar. I also reached out to some of them asking them to update our calendar (which is generated from a JSON file on GitHub) and I also asked some if they would be interested organizing online events. Online events: I don't have any Perl-related business any more (that is, no training requests and no contract work, not even for moving away from Perl), but I have a few books and giving presentations related to those topics help me update the books. So maybe we can organize a few of those. I also hope that some other people will be interested in giving online presentations. Nothing fancy. Think about 'explaining this stuff to my co-worker' level of presentation. Till then, enjoy your week! Gabor Szabo |
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by Herbert Breunung (LICHTKIND) GTC = Graphics::Toolkit::Color - calculate color (sets), IO many spaces and formats |
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A lot of symbol-heavy code looks unclear, until you understand it. |
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by Mohammad Sajid Anwar (MANWAR) Enjoy a quick recap of last week's contributions by Team PWC dealing with the "Common Characters" and "Find Winner" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy. |
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by Ali Moradi The post delivers well-crafted, efficient solutions for both problems, demonstrating smart algorithmic thinking and sound Perl technique. |
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by Arne Sommer Solutions demonstrate expert-level Raku programming and serve as excellent educational resources. The solutions are not only correct but also showcase Raku's unique features and strengths effectively. |
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by Jorg Sommrey Elegant and concise, also the use of non-core module Set::Bag. The solutions demonstrate advanced Perl programming techniques. |
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by W Luis Mochan Elegant use of Perl’s standard toolkit, clear results, and deterministic output. Standout solution—mathematical, robust and demonstrating PDL’s power. |
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by Matthias Muth Solutions demonstrate thoughtful problem analysis and clean implementation, particularly the innovative line-tracking approach for Task 2 that avoids unnecessary board state analysis. |
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by Packy Anderson (PACKY) Solutions represent a solid, practical approach to problem-solving using fundamental programming techniques. It also demonstrate that sometimes the most straightforward approach is the most effective, particularly for educational purposes and maintainable code. |
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by Peter Campbell Smith Solutions demonstrate strong problem-solving skills with particular excellence in the binary representation approach for Task 2, which is both computationally optimal and elegantly implemented. |
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by Robbie Hatley Solutions demonstrate strong programming fundamentals with particular emphasis on clarity and completeness, making them excellent educational resources while remaining practical for real-world use. |
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by Roger Bell West (FIREDRAKE) The solutions represent a thoughtful, well-engineered approach to both problems. The Task 2 solution in particular stands out for its elegant pattern-based approach to checking winning conditions which is both efficient and easy to understand. |
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by Simon Green The solutions serve as excellent examples of Pythonic problem-solving and would be valuable references for developers working in either language. |
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