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On 31st January 2026 19:30,
26 Jan
Hi there!
On Saturday, (evening for me, noon-ish in the Americas) we had an excellent meeting and there are recordings you can watch. In the first hour I showed some PRs I sent to MIME::Lite. You can watch the video here. In the second hour we c
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19 Jan
19 Jan
The write-up delivers concise and effective Python solutions for both the Kolakoski Sequence and Who Wins tasks, with a clever analytical shortcut for the sequence count and a clean stepwise modeling of the playoff progression. The inclusion of examples a…
19 Jan
The post presents elegant and thoughtfully implemented solutions to both tasks, with the Kolakoski sequence logic clearly articulated and efficiently expressed in Raku. The playoff "Who Wins" solution demonstrates solid handling of round progression and s…
19 Jan
The post offers clear, well-structured Perl solutions for both the Kolakoski sequence and "Who Wins" tasks, closely following the problem definitions with readable logic and solid use of Perl idioms. The explanations make the algorithms accessible while t…
19 Jan
The post provides a clear, well-reasoned implementation of both tasks, with the Kolakoski solution closely following the Wikipedia algorithm and demonstrating impressive performance at scale. The NFL playoff logic is neatly modeled with concise Perl code,…
19 Jan
The write-up presents a thoughtful multilingual exploration of the Kolakoski challenge with clear logic and practical code that demonstrates command over sequence generation and problem constraints, making it both accessible and instructive. Packy’s comme…
The post offers a thoughtful, well-commented Perl exploration of the Kolakoski sequence that breaks down the generation logic with clear analogies and illustrative code, making the algorithm approachable even for those new to the concept. Its lively expla…
19 Jan
The post showcases concise and effective Perl implementations for both the Kolakoski‑Sequence and Who‑Wins tasks, with a compact self‑referential sequence generator and a structured playoff progression model. The code is thoughtfully organised and demonst…
19 Jan
The post delivers clear, well-structured solutions to both tasks, especially with its concise explanation of generating the Kolakoski sequence and counting elements. The breakdowns and examples make the logic easy to follow and practically useful for codi…
The post delivers a technically clear explanation of both the Kolakoski Sequence and Who Wins tasks with illustrative examples and thoughtful insight into simplifying the problem logic—showcasing an effective balance between correctness and practical Perl…
19 Jan
The article clearly demonstrates a thoughtful Raku solution to generating the Kolakoski sequence and counting 1s, leveraging Raku’s gather/take constructs for elegant lazy sequence generation. The examples and code comments make the approach easy to under…
Enjoy a quick recap of last week's contributions by Team PWC dealing with the "Kolakoski Sequence" and "Who Wins" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy.
19 Jan
Welcome to a new week with a couple of fun tasks "Kaprekar Constant" and "Unique Fraction Generator". If you are new to the weekly challenge then why not join us and have fun every week. For more information, please read the FAQ.
19 Jan
The Perl Ad Server makes it easy to promote Perl‑related announcements, from events and podcasts to jobs and newsletters, by embedding a tiny JavaScript snippet that displays rotating banners on your website. It’s simple to style and control, and contribu…
Robert explores when traditional arrays fall short and makes a compelling case for using doubly linked lists instead, especially for operations like O(1) insertions and intuitive cursor navigation. Through Perl examples and performance trade‑offs across m…
William McLean walks through building a minimal Perl‑based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server backed by Firestore, showing how to validate it locally and deploy it to Google Cloud Run using the Gemini CLI. The article highlights practical steps for integ…
Dean celebrates Perl’s improved position in the TIOBE Index during 2025 and highlights the ongoing momentum in the Perl community, from steady releases to vibrant events and tooling support. While acknowledging healthy skepticism about popularity metrics,…
Makoto Nozaki takes a clear, numbers‑driven look at The Perl and Raku Foundation’s 2024 financials, showing a significant increase in revenue but expenses that far exceeded income and halved its assets. His breakdown highlights both positive trends in don…
Toby Inkster introduces performance‑boosting extensions to Moose with MooseX::XSAccessor and the new MooseX::XSConstructor, showing significant speedups in object creation and method access. His benchmarks suggest up to ~76 % faster performance using XS‑b…
19 Jan
In his year‑in‑review post, Corion reflects on a productive 2025 by highlighting several useful Perl modules he published, including Text::HTML::Turndown for converting HTML to Markdown and Date::Find for extracting dates from filenames. He also shares a …
Dave Cross has published an archive of slides from his long‑running technical training courses on Perl and other developer topics, going back many years and available for free download. These slide decks offer a valuable resource for anyone wanting concis…
19 Jan
The blog announces the beta release of Thunderhorse, a new Perl web framework drawing on lessons from Kelp and built natively on PAGI, with real‑time features like WebSocket and SSE support and a focus on extensibility and high code quality.
Max Maischein announces that CosmoShop, one of the world’s largest pure‑Perl shop systems, is once again sponsoring the German Perl Workshop in 2026, strengthening community support for this key Perl/Raku conference. This continued backing highlights the …
We mostly discussed the experimental refaliasing and declared_refs features to see if we can find a path towards declaring at least the latter non-experimental.
19 Jan
Hi there,
Perl continues to show remarkable momentum in early 2026, with Dean highlighting the language's improved position in the TIOBE Index, signaling renewed attention and ongoing relevance. This renewed vis
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12 Jan
This post delivers clean, pragmatic, and idiomatic solutions to both tasks in The Weekly Challenge #355. It emphasizes using the right tool for the job, clarity, and efficiency over algorithmic novelty.
12 Jan
This is a thoughtful, well-structured solution to both Weekly Challenge tasks, with a clear emphasis on explicit logic and state-based reasoning rather than relying on library tricks. Roger demonstrates good cross-language fluency and a solid grasp of alg…
12 Jan
This submission is technically strong, correct, and deliberately written for clarity and maintainability rather than brevity. It reflects an experienced Perl programmer who values explicit logic, readable structure, and thorough documentation.
12 Jan
This submission demonstrates strong problem understanding, solid algorithmic choices, and pragmatic Perl coding. The solutions are intentionally explicit, readable, and correct, favoring clarity and single-pass logic over clever one-liners. Both tasks are…
This post is a strong, well-executed multi-language technical write-up that emphasizes algorithmic reasoning, clarity of transformation, and comparative programming paradigms over minimalism or raw performance.
12 Jan
This is technically excellent, showing a high level of Perl proficiency, algorithmic awareness, and performance consciousness. Both tasks are solved correctly, with multiple alternative implementations explored and benchmarked, demonstrating a thoughtful …
12 Jan
The solutions for Weekly Challenge #355 are technically strong, correct, and efficient. Task 2 (Mountain Array) leverages PDL for vectorized comparisons, producing a concise, single-pass check for mountain arrays while correctly handling edge cases such a…
This is a well‑engineered, comprehensive, and professionally presented technical write‑up that goes beyond minimal solutions to showcase how to solve the Weekly Challenge across ecosystems. It favors clarity and breadth over micro‑optimizations, making it…
12 Jan
Efficient and idiomatic Perl for the thousand separator using a classic unpack pattern.️ A formally defined mountain array solution with vectorised and language-diverse implementations.
Technically solid, readable, and well-structured. The solutions are both correct and practical, illustrating good problem decomposition and Perl/Raku coding style.
12 Jan
The post demonstrates an idiomatic and compact use of Raku for typical programming challenges. It balances expressive language features with clarity, though readers unfamiliar with hyperoperators and the pipeline style might need supplemental explanation.
Enjoy a quick recap of last week's contributions by Team PWC dealing with the "Thousand Separator" and "Mountain Array" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy.
12 Jan
Welcome to a new week with a couple of fun tasks "Kolakoski Sequence" and "Who Wins". If you are new to the weekly challenge then why not join us and have fun every week. For more information, please read the FAQ.
The ElasticSearch upgrade on MetaCPAN impaceted a number of other web site, but it seems things are working again.
12 Jan
Allowing your users to put regexes in a configuration file. Is it a good idea? How to do it?
Why do you need Perl for this? - asks the first commenter.
12 Jan
12 Jan
See also the discussion.