Ruth Holloway(she/they)

#perl world take note: coming soon, the formerly-dormant perl101.org is going to get a redesign and repurpose.

(Somehow, it still gets 600-1K hits per day. Don't ask me how.)

There's a new look, and in addition to content about actually learning how to use Perl that beginners will want to know, look for news of new releases from the Perl team and CPAN, community news, tips & tricks, occasional humor, and much more.

Look for the grand re-launch around 1 August.

Jul 19, 2023 at 12:24pmWeb
Show threadProfoundly NerdyJul 20, 2023
@geekruthie Are you looking for writers?
Show threadRuth Holloway(she/they)Jul 20, 2023
@profoundlynerdy I could be, yes. Mean to say, I would not be averse to having another writer in the bullpen doing stuff, if they're decent and easy to work with. Guest articles will almost-always be welcome, if they fit in the Standards of Conduct and are a positive thing for Perl and the Perl community.
Show threadProfoundly NerdyJul 20, 2023

@geekruthie I think I'd enjoy writing articles about Perl from time to time. Right now I mainly write articles for #Gentoo on their wiki. Some are stubs, others are quite in-depth.

Articles I'm proud of:

* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Usenet
* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Assembly_Language
* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Forth

Usenet - Gentoo wiki

Show threadRuth Holloway(she/they)Jul 20, 2023
@profoundlynerdy You're a fine writer! Keep an eye out; there'll be a "contact/submissions" page on the site, so we can start the conversation about something you want to write.
Show threadChristos Argyropoulos MD, PhDJul 21, 2023
@geekruthie which version of #perl ? 😎
Show threadRuth Holloway(she/they)Jul 21, 2023

@ChristosArgyrop

Most of the focus will be on recent versions, 5.30 and up, but with Perl's famous backward-compatibility, *most* of the things I'll talk about will work back much farther, some as far back as 5.8 or 5.10, the beginning of the "Modern Perl" era.

"But What About Perl 6?" There ain't no such thing. That's Raku, and it's a language of its own, and it's not what I use in my own work. This blog will be about #perl

Show threadChristos Argyropoulos MD, PhDJul 21, 2023
@geekruthie Nah, not interested in Raku, just the babies post 5.30. Looking forward to the rebirth of the site