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PDL website updated including "demos" section
No replies — Read more | Post response 		by etj
on Sep 19, 2024 at 21:03
    Esteemed monks, the PDL website at https://pdl.perl.org/ was updated today:
    • the "News" section was updated with releases from this year for various PDL-related modules
    • the "demos" section (https://pdl.perl.org/?page=demos/index, or the "Demos" link in the sidebar) was updated to have the text and output (including images, including animations) of not two but now eight PDL demos - a couple of them might be considered quite neat
    • the front page had some text added with something of a "why use PDL" pitch
    It would be very helpful if those who have time could take a look at any of those, and comment if there are any mistakes or possible improvements (or even if they think it's good).
PDL 2.092 released
No replies — Read more | Post response 		by etj
on Sep 19, 2024 at 16:59
    PDL 2.092 has just been released. Notable changes since 2.087:
    • fix badvalue propagation
    • core support for PDL::Parallel::threads
    • change dataflow to work one-shot each time like "inplace"
    • add demos of PDL::GSL::RNG, PDL::GSL::CDF, PDL::Func
    • fix MatrixOps::eigens for asymmetric case inc complex eigenvectors
    • wfits fixed to handle multi-line HISTORY
    • fix handling large Perl scalar values
    • add spline-handling functions in PDL::Slatec
    • PP dim sizes can be =CALC(...) instead of explicit RedoDimsCode
    The IRC channel (#pdl on irc.perl.org) is a great virtual place to come and ask questions, or just watch the GitHub messages flow by.

    As usual, please give the new release a try and report problems.
PDL stuff other than PDL
No replies — Read more | Post response 		by etj
on Sep 19, 2024 at 16:07
Perl Community Conference, Winter 2024 - CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN! (Deadline 9/30)
1 direct reply — Read more / Contribute 		by oodler
on Sep 13, 2024 at 14:01
A cordial invitation to participate in growing the list of Perl modules and clients created for the web services listed at FreePublicAPIs
2 direct replies — Read more / Contribute 		by oodler
on Aug 31, 2024 at 14:04

    As I say in the Le'Reddit announcement on r/perl, I want this to be the way people have fun or prove that their "way" is better, or at least SUWYM - Show Us What You Mean! :-) .. but I envision this being an easy target for leveraging new Perl features. What does an API look like using class? Is it faster or more idiomatic than ones built with Util::H2O? Pick your API spec and poison, and take some time get it on CPAN. It's not supposed to be a lot of work.

    I have 3 so far, and plan to do more! The last one took less than an hour - fun and good practice!


    You may "sign up" by claiming the API you want to create a Perl client for, here.

    As I type, here are 246 left to claim! See what they have listed at FreePublicAPIs. Update - thanks to soonix's probing questions, there is also now an API call to list all the APIs! Also, FreePublicAPIs listed this as a projected. Have fun!

    Update: As each module is uploaded to CPAN, anyone can add the module as a "project using the API" - thus, I will handle adding this to their pages to show your module and Perl! For example,this link lists: 
    Showcase

The following Projects were built with this API:
Perl CPAN Module - Acme::Free::API::Ye
DBI revived
6 direct replies — Read more / Contribute 		by Tux
on Aug 23, 2024 at 14:03

    DBI 1.644 released

    This is more news than just a new version.

    On 2024-08-11 I asked Tim Bunce if he would be able to do a new release, as the last one was over 4 years ago, and there have been several fixes since, amongst which a CVE fix and a followup CVE fix. Those were the reason I asked.

    What happened then was unexpected and more than I bargained for: he said it was extrememly unlikely he'd be involved anymore. He said he trusted me and handen me the ownership of DBI.

    I then asked for help and got it. There is more to do, so lets join knowledge and not wait another 4 years.

    PLEASE test and test and test and test, with all the database drivers you are able to use on all Operating systems you can work on with as many weird combinations as possible.

    I tested on every released perl since 5.8.0 threaded and non-threaded on Linux, and followed the dev-releases on the cpantesters (which surfaced a Windows bug).

    As this module is the basis for every DBD in the perl toolchain, it is quite important we keep it going strong.

    It feels like an honor to be in this position, and I sincerely hope I can hold the fortress.

    irc.perl.org:6667/#dbi is our main communication channel


    Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
Domains for sale
2 direct replies — Read more / Contribute 		by liz
on Aug 04, 2024 at 08:32
First Batch of LPW 2024 Talks Accepted
1 direct reply — Read more / Contribute 		by leej
on Jul 27, 2024 at 08:04
List of 2024 TPRC Science Track Talks Videos
No replies — Read more | Post response 		by oodler
on Jul 02, 2024 at 15:08
2024 Golden PERL Award voting ends 6/27 4PM PDT
2 direct replies — Read more / Contribute 		by oodler
on Jun 27, 2024 at 00:51
    Sorry I didn't get this out here earlier, but Perl Community (parent org of the Science Perl Committee that is initiated the Science Track) is giving out a "peoples choice" award at the end of Conference Lightning Talks. It's sincere gesture from us and allows anyone to vote for anyone in the Perl community at large, as a "thank you" from us.

    link to Google voting form

    The Science Track talks have been great, some are even starting to come online. Thanks to everyone who made this happen, especially the TPRC Planning Committee.
5.40 released
5 direct replies — Read more / Contribute 		by hippo
on Jun 10, 2024 at 04:35
List::Gen revivified
2 direct replies — Read more / Contribute 		by jo37
on May 17, 2024 at 16:02

    After more than ten years of hibernation I was able to waken List::Gen and fix some tests that failed since v5.19 including "fails on bleadperl" and a reported bug "primes incorrect for 664580, and slow".

    The new version is currently available on my github repo only, as the author is not responding. Does anybody have information about "Eric Strom" aka "ASG"? Otherwise I might try to get an indexing permission on CPAN as a co-maintainer, though I'm clueless regarding this process.

    Greetings,
    🐻

    $gryYup$d0ylprbpriprrYpkJl2xyl~rzg??P~5lp2hyl0p$
Sponsorship Opportunities at the 2024 Perl and Raku conference
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on May 16, 2024 at 20:39

    The organizing committee for the Perl and Raku Conference 2024 is looking for a few more conference sponsors. If your organization uses Perl, now would be a great time to support the language. For more information, please visit this article on perl.com.

    The conference is only a little more than a month away! Get more information about the conference here.

    Alex / talexb / Toronto

    Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.
Confirming The LPW 2024 Venue & Date
No replies — Read more | Post response 		by leej
on May 15, 2024 at 08:47

    We're happy to confirm the venue and date of this year's London Perl & Raku Workshop.

    When: Saturday 26th October 2024
    Where: The Trampery, 239 Old Street, London EC1V 9EY

    This year's workshop will be held at The Trampery, at Old Street. A dedicated modern event space in central London. We have hired both The Ballroom and The Library; allowing us to run a main track for up to 160 attendees, and second smaller track for up to 35 attendees.

    The Trampery in Old Street is located a two minute walk from the Northern Line's Old Street tube station in central London. The Northern Line has stops at most of the major train stations in London, or trivial links to others, so we recommend taking the tube to get to the venue.

    If you haven't already, please signup and submit talks using the official workshop site: https://act.yapc.eu/lpw2024/

    Thanks to this year's sponsors, without whom LPW would not happen:

    If you would like to sponsor LPW then please have a look at the options here: https://act.yapc.eu/lpw2024/sponsoring.html
LPW 2024 - Call For Papers and Sponsors
No replies — Read more | Post response 		by leej
on May 01, 2024 at 15:13

    The London Perl & Raku Workshop (LPW) will take place this year on Saturday 26th October and you are encouraged to submit your talk proposals now. We have already had 30 registrations for the workshop so we anticipate a good turnout this year.

    We welcome proposals relating to Perl 5, Raku, other languages, and supporting technologies. We may even have space for a couple of talks entirely tangential as we are close to finalising the venue (very central London) and should have room for two tracks.

    Talks may be long (40mins), short (20 mins), or very short (aka lightning, 5 mins) but we would prefer talks to be on the shorter side and will likely prioritise 20min talks. We would also be pleased to accept proposals for tutorials and discussions. The deadline for submissions is 30th September.

    We would really like to have more first time speakers. If you’d like help with a talk proposal, and/or the talk itself, let us know - we’ve got people happy to be your talk buddy!

    Register (it's free!) and submit your talk on the workshop site.

    We would also like to make a call for sponsors - does your company want to support the workshop? By sponsoring LPW you can demonstrate your support for the Perl and/or Raku languages and nurture your relationship with the local developer community. Much more information can be found on the workshop site along with a sponsor prospectus.

    As well as the benefits as listed on the aforementioned page, sponsors will all feature in blog posts, news posts, social media posts. That starts right now, with our first sponsors who have already generously sponsored the workshop:

    With thanks from The London Perl & Raku Workshop 2024 organising team.
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