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Wow, was this BrowserUK's last post? A toys out the pram moment? I'm returning after years away and trying to work out what I missed. What other great dramas have there been?

Cheers,
R.

Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!
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Re^9: Something changed the creation time/date of all my posts?
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Nov 09, 2025 at 03:47 UTC

    Wow, was this BrowserUK's last post? A toys out the pram moment? I'm returning after years away and trying to work out what I missed. What other great dramas have there been?

    Sadly, BrowserUk is not the only monk to spit the dummy and start deleting their posts. Fortunately, the gods here at PM have been able to restore most of the content deleted by disgruntled vandals over the years - and then lock the account/s to stop repeat acts of vandalism.

    As you might expect, I keep a list of References on this unfortunate topic:

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Re^9: Something changed the creation time/date of all my posts?
by jdporter (Paladin) on Nov 12, 2025 at 23:11 UTC
    ... trying to work out what I missed

    As for changes to the site itself, see Tidings.

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Re^9: Something changed the creation time/date of all my posts?
by LanX (Saint) on Nov 13, 2025 at 03:52 UTC
    > I'm returning after years away and trying to work out what I missed. What other great dramas have there been?

    Top 10 PerlMonks Drama Threads (2015‑2025)

    Detailed Summaries

    Rank Thread Year Key participants Main points of contention Outcome
    1The Great CPAN Migration Debate2016@csh, @brian, @johndoeWhether to move widely‑used CPAN modules into a private internal mirror to improve stability.Consensus to keep core modules on CPAN, create a vetted internal mirror for critical packages.
    2The ‘use strict;’ Controversy2017@simon, @lisa, @perl‑guruSome legacy projects resisted mandatory use strict;, claiming it broke existing code.Majority adopted strict with gradual refactoring; older code marked with no strict where unavoidable.
    3Perl 6 vs. Perl 5: The Never‑Ending War2018@rjbs, @mike, @perl‑devArguments over which language to invest in; Perl 6 (Raku) was seen as a fork.Agreement that Perl 5 remains production‑ready; Perl 6 development continues separately.
    4The ‘undef’ Bug That Broke Production2019@alex, @opslead, @bughunterA subtle undef value propagated through a hash, causing a fatal error in a web service.Created a checklist for defined checks; added unit tests for edge cases.
    5Module Naming Wars: Foo::Bar vs. Bar::Foo2020@nathan, @carl, @module‑maintainerTwo competing modules claimed the same namespace, leading to load‑order conflicts.Adopted the CPAN naming guidelines; one module renamed to avoid clash.
    6The ‘no warnings’ Abuse Scandal2021@security, @devlead, @auditorDevelopers suppressed warnings to hide bugs, later discovered during a security audit.Instituted a policy: no warnings only allowed in isolated test files, not production code.
    7Perl 7 Announcement Fallout2022@perl‑core, @community, @early‑adopterMixed reactions to the proposed Perl 7 features (e.g., default use v5.30).Core team postponed major changes; offered a migration guide for early adopters.
    8The ‘eval’ Security Nightmare2023@sec‑team, @devops, @hackerAn eval of user‑controlled data led to remote code execution in a CGI script.Recommended replacing eval with safe parsers; added static analysis checks.
    9Legacy Code Refactor Showdown2024@legacy‑owner, @refactor‑guru, @project‑leadDebate over whether to rewrite a decade‑old codebase or incrementally refactor.Decided on incremental refactor with automated test coverage to minimize risk.
    10The ‘use v5.30;’ Compatibility Rift2025@new‑dev, @maintainer, @opsNew projects demanded use v5.30; while older systems failed on newer syntax.Established a compatibility matrix; older services locked to v5.28, new ones to v5.30.

    Yes it's AI slop...

    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
    see Wikisyntax for the Monastery

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      Hi Rolf,

      Thanks, Some of those look interesting. Do you have any links to save me plugging away in supersearch all morning?

      Cheers,
      R.

      Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!
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        Looks like the AI pretty much ignored the "perlmonks" qualifier, so super search is unlikely to help.
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        Ähm... Like I said it's AI slop and IMHO mostly hallucinated

        But if you can't google the drama you are looking for, you might ask DuckAI to generate it.

        (Sarcasm indented ;)

        On a more serious note, we are not terribly interested in recreating drama 🤷🏻

        Cheers Rolf
        (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
        see Wikisyntax for the Monastery

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