perl.packrats...Re: The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by merlyn- November 3, 2002 >>>>> "Elaine" == Elaine -Hfb- Ashton <elainechaos.wustl.edu> writes:Elaine> >6) Obfus Derived from JAPHS () Who did the first oneElaine> Obfuscated perl Gee, that&39;s going to be hard to pin down to aElaine> particular person or date as, like golf, it&39;s a natuarlElaine> extension of the language as well as a tradition inElaine> programming circles ala the obfuscated c contest etal. whichElaine> I&39;ll note goes back a lot...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg15.html Re: The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by David H. Adler- November 3, 2002 On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 03:30:17PM +0000, Dave Cross wrote:> On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 11:49:47PM +1100, Andrew Savige (ajsavigeyahoo.com.au) wrote:> > 7) Joke Modules sh2perl (R.Schwartz,1998)> > Semi::semicolons (M.Schwern,1999)> > From, I believe, an original idea by David Adler.Yep, that&39;s my contribution to CPAN. :-) Although it originally stemsfrom a conversataion between Randal, Ziggy and myself from the latehours of a NY.pm meeting. The name...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg14.html Re: The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by Elaine -HFB- Ashton- November 3, 2002 Andrew Savige ajsavigeyahoo.com.au quoth:>I am giving my first Perl talk to Sydney.pm in a week or so and would>like to start it with an introduction to the lighter side of Perl>culture.You might also include Dominus&39; lightning talks which started in 99 atYAPC and seem to have really caught on with other communities. People tendto be less serious in these and often have a great time with them. Damiandid the &39;Perl Kindergarten&39; song sung to a gilbert and sullivan tune and amock.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg13.html Re: The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by mjd-perl-packrats- November 3, 2002 > 3) Perl Poetry L.Wall (1990).According to the pink camel book, the April 1990 posting was aforgery. You might want to ask Sharon Hopkins.> 4) Haiku Popularized by D.Conway(1998) in Coy module,> but were they popular before thisObviously a direct outgrowth of the poetry.> 6) Obfus Derived from JAPHS () Most likely the other way around. There has been an annualInternational Obfuscated C Code Contest since 1984. If you look atthe history..http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg12.html Re: The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by Greg McCarroll- November 3, 2002 Dave Cross (davedave.org.uk) wrote: >> This is just a mutution of the "Perl is my bitch" meme that infected> london.pm in the summer of 2000. There was discussion of printing> t-shirts with that slogan for the first YAPC::Europe, and of the> appropriateness (or otherwise) of YAS being associated with the> slogan. When the shirts finally appeared at the end of 2000, they had> been printed privately.As this is packrats and i must assume this will be recorded, hence.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg11.html Re: The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by Dave Cross- November 3, 2002 On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 11:49:47PM +1100, Andrew Savige (ajsavigeyahoo.com.au) wrote:> I am giving my first Perl talk to Sydney.pm in a week or so and would> like to start it with an introduction to the lighter side of Perl> culture. Excellent idea.> I started by trying to identify the categories. Here is what I have> come up with so far. Being a Perl late-comer, I am not certain of> the accuracy of what follows. Corrections and additions welcome.> Some of this info. was...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg10.html The history of the lighter side of Perl culture by Andrew Savige- November 3, 2002 I am giving my first Perl talk to Sydney.pm in a week or so and wouldlike to start it with an introduction to the lighter side of Perlculture.I started by trying to identify the categories. Here is what I havecome up with so far. Being a Perl late-comer, I am not certain ofthe accuracy of what follows. Corrections and additions welcome.Some of this info. was got from history.perl.org, some from variousemails to perl mailing lists.1) JAPH R.Schwartz (1988).2) .sig in Perl A natural.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.packrats/2002/11/msg9.html |