gnat's Journalgnat's use Perl JournalPerl v Java- March 29, 2004 That's no "Perl proponent", that's ... me! Check out this article. I am the anonymous "Perl proponent" he mentions from the debate. I enjoyed beating up on Java, but not beating up on him--as the article points out, he isn't really a True Believer. He kept agreeing with Rasmus and me, and that made it very difficult to argue with him :-) And here was me thinking the debate had been a waste of time for everyone. It can't have been such a waste if it planted the seeds for such a pro-Perl...http://use.perl.org/~gnat/journal/18109?from=rss Wanted: GNOME Hacker- March 26, 2004 We've the lion's share of a Linux Desktop Hacks book done with KDE up the wazoo, but we're coming up severely short on the Gnome side. Surely there are Gnome hackers hacking the heck out of Gnome. And some of it even cool :-). We're looking for interesting things that live on, meander about, or otherwise delight on the Linux Desktop. The sorts of things that would thrill the power user and old hand alike. If you're interested in pouring your favourite Gnome hacks into the pot, please drop a..http://use.perl.org/~gnat/journal/18063?from=rss YAPC::AU- March 24, 2004 Woo! Dates for the Australian YAPC are out. I know where I'll be on Dec 1-3, 2004. Airlines willing, of course. --Nathttp://use.perl.org/~gnat/journal/18039?from=rss How to help someone use a computer- March 21, 2004 If you don't read Ask's linkblog, please let me direct your attention to How To Help Someone Use a Computer. When I saw the subject, I thought of my cardinal rule "make them do the typing". That one's in the list, and a lot more besides. --Nathttp://use.perl.org/~gnat/journal/17994?from=rss They're a Weird Mob- March 21, 2004 Last night and this morning I reread a classic from my youth, They're a Weird Mob by John O'Grady (writing as Nino Culotta). It's ostensibly an Italian immigrant's story, humorous, about his arrival in Australia, making Australian friends, and learning to appreciate the Australian Way of Life. Riotously funny, and absolutely the best written form of spoken Australian I've ever seen. It set me thinking about immigration, assimilation, and so on, because of course John O'Grady is definitely...http://use.perl.org/~gnat/journal/17990?from=rss |