Perl Monks: The Early Days

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RE: Perl Monks: The Early Days by mwp (Hermit) on Jul 27, 2000 at 04:42 UTC
On the first day, vroom awoke from a stupor of Perl code and decided that it needed to be. So he went and thought. And on the second day, vroom contact the Everything Company, and thus PerlMonks was born. `foreach $day (2 .. 5) { vroom->rest } # being a perl hacker and al +l` [download] Now vroom sits on his perch and dispenses sainthood through moderation and random chance. Alakaboo I am the lurker that spams in the night. (DISCLAIMER: I don't know vroom, and I doubt this is accurate, or even humorous, so take it with a bushel of salt. :)	[reply] [d/l]
RE: Perl Monks: The Early Days by ZZamboni (Curate) on Aug 03, 2000 at 10:08 UTC
After waiting a few days, I'm replying to back up chip's request. Although I have been a user since March (and I sometimes consider myself an "old-timer" :-), the monastery apparently exists since at least a few months earlier (vroom has been a user since Nov last year). I would ask vroom the following questions, if he has the time and inclination to answer them: How did you came up with the idea for PerlMonks? How was its evolution? Was there a "first try" that you just never made public? Any other historical snippets that you care to share with us. Knowing the history of PerlMonks (at least informally) can only increase our sense of community, which is a good thing, IMHO. Best regards, --ZZamboni	[reply]