brian_d_foy's Journalbrian_d_foy's use Perl JournalUpdating perl-mode and vi macros answers in perlfaq3- April 30, 2008 I notice that Jon Rockway updated cperl for Perl 5.10. Since I don't use emacs I'm just getting that news. However, perlfaq3 is even more out of date. Can someone with up-to-date emacs knowledge read through perlfaq3 and update anything emacs relatedI figure the vi crowd should get the same chance too. I use vi, put without the fancy macros. Rather than try to update the vi stuff myself, I figure someone who really loves vi should get a chance.The latest perlfaq are at...http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36291?from=rss Base conversions- April 30, 2008 I think I might have posted these before, but my Perl class at Big Nerd Ranch wanted to see them somewhere they could copy them.I have shell aliases to convert number bases: alias d2h="perl -e 'printf qq%Xn, int( shift )'"alias d2o="perl -e 'printf qq%on, int( shift )'"alias d2b="perl -e 'printf qq%bn, int( shift )'"alias h2d="perl -e 'printf qq%dn, hex( shift )'"alias h2o="perl -e 'printf qq%on, hex( shift )'"alias h2b="perl -e 'printf qq%bn, hex( shift )'"alias o2h="perl -e 'printf qq%Xn,...http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36287?from=rss A Perl blog about programming Perl- April 30, 2008 If you're going to make a post to use.perl.org to game search engine optimization, you have to actually say something like "I like Perl programming", or "I enjoy programming in Perl". Or maybe, I don't know, have some real content about programming Perl, why you program Perl, why programming Perl makes your job easier, how programming Perl saved you a lot of money, or how programming Perl let you finish before the project deadline. Why waste time optimizing Google for a bunch of script kiddies..http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36286?from=rss Master Classes at YAPC::NA- April 27, 2008 The Perl Review is conducting three master classes at this year's YAPC::NA. Each class is two full days of training on the two days after YAPC, June 19-20, from 9am to 5pm. The price for each class is $200, and you can register for the classes through The Perl Review. Intermediate Perl, by brian d foy (Stonehenge Consulting Services) Beginning Catalyst, by Jonathan Rockway (Stonehenge Consulting Services) System Administation, by Jesse Trucks (LOPSA)Master Classes are offered especially at...http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36251?from=rss PAUSE gets a CAcert signed certificate tomorrow- April 18, 2008 The Perl Authors Upload Server (PAUSE) has had a self signed cert for it's SSL stuff. Tomorrow Andreas is installing a cert signed by CAcert, a certificate authority. You might need to install the CAcert root certificate so your browser recognizes the authority and you don't get a warning, but you don't strictly need it to access PAUSE.http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36192?from=rss My Oslo QA Hackathon Wrapup- April 11, 2008 I'm back from Oslo and back to normal life. One of the biggest benefits of the hackathon was simply setting aside that time to work on something and not think about anything else. Linpro provided the space, network (and network support), food, tram passes, and other things. I just had to show up each day. The Perl Foundation covered my plane flight, and LogicLab took care of my hotel expenses.I laid out my goals in earlier use.perl post: I wanted to work on Module::Release so it could test...http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36130?from=rss New cpan script version- April 6, 2008 Adam Kennedy explained to me why people like to type "install" after the cpan command. Previously, this found the junoscript, which as an install.pm. Linux people type things such as "apt-get install", so the muscle memory to type "install" is there.cpan-script-1.54 is now in PAUSE. If you want to do the extra typing, now you'll won't see the annoying warning.Adam says I'll get 50 thank yous for this small change, but we'll see. :)http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36082?from=rss Oslo QA Hackathon, Saturday- April 6, 2008 I got up very early on Saturday morning for no particular reason. I sat in the hotel lobby and finished up most of the stuff for testing with multiple perls in Module::Release. H. Merijn Brand was really interested in using it for Text::CSV_XS which he wanted to try against blead and other perls. I uploaded Module::Release 1.21 to PAUSE. If you want to test with additional binaries, just add a bit to your .releaserc configuration file: perls...http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36081?from=rss Oslo QA Hackathon, Wednesday and Thursday- April 4, 2008 Wednesday was the travel day, and fortunately I was able to check into the hotel early so I could get some sleep before the Oslo.pm meeting.I left the hotel to go the the Oslo.pm meeting too early. My little tourist map didn't have a legend on it so I didn't know the distance I was going to walk. It turns out I got there way too early. Oh well. I took some notes on my projects for the weekend. Time away from the keyboard is a good way to avoid making bugs.At the meeting, Salve started pushing...http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36055?from=rss Get the OSCON Early Bird Discount- April 4, 2008 The registration for O'Reilly Media's 2008 Open Source Convention is now open. Register before June 2 to get a $250 Early Bird Discount. That's almost a whole tutorial for free! This year's Perl track has several exciting talks, and many that you haven't seen at a conference before.At OSCON you can also take part in the ancillary Perl activities that happen after hours, too. That's where most of the fun is, and that part is complimentary with your conference registration.http://use.perl.org/~brian_d_foy/journal/36054?from=rss |