Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - 24 Years of the Perl Advent Calendar
"It's Christmas Day, marking the end of year 24 of the Perl Advent Calendar. Is there another programming Advent Calendar with a longer history? I don't know and, to be honest, I haven't checked, but this feels like an impressive accomplishment and a good time to take a look back on this monumental project..." #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-25.html
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Elves Versus Unused Imports
"Santa's elves are interested in code quality. This is something we touched on about 9 years ago in How Santa's Elves Keep their Workshop Tidy and, more recently, in Elves Versus Typos. Since the elves like keeping up with the times, they are currently experimenting with another, newer Perl code quality tool. It's finally time to take a close look at perlimports..." #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-23.html
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Perl - The Humane Programming Language
"Programming languages usually reflect the needs of the computer. We find ourselves typing verbose incantations, over and over. Our instructions are so detailed as to remove all ambiguity from them -- yet programs frequently don't do what we expect. The limitations of the programming language dictate how we think about and solve problems..." #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-19.html
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Santa’s Workshop Secrets: The Magical Test2 Suite (Part 1)
"Ho, ho, ho, dear friends! Tonight I have a little behind-the-scenes to share with you directly from the North Pole. As you all know, this season is pretty busy for me and the elves." https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-15.html #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Santa's New Dispatcher
"St. Nick's had computer problems nearly non-stop this year, and at a critical time he's been unable to access any letters "To Santa" that have been emailed to him, which is quite a few considering this Internet fad doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon." https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-13.html #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Santa's Helpers' Helpers
"In past years, Santa really was that jolly old soul everyone talks about, but for the last several months, the old boy has been roaring at his staff in frustration.
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Who's That Clicking At The Window?
"Life at the Grotto has finally joined the modern age. Santa has got a new Laptop. The clacketty clack of his previous rather large steam powered workstation, a keyboard and a green phosphor terminal, replaced by a sleek portable device that could easily be carried on the sleigh. But some of the elves were mystified..." https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-08.html #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar
Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Santa tackles Bitcoin, part one
"Santa is facing a new problem. Year after year, an increasing number of kids list Bitcoin as a thing they want to find under the Christmas Tree. This new trend comes much to the displeasure of the Kriss Kringle..." https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-02.html #Perl#PerlAdventCalendar#Bitcoin#Santa