Conference season is coming up; we've got a lot of great events for you to check out and attend if you're able, plus all the latest bits from here and there around the 'Net. Enjoy! D Ruth Holloway

Perl 5

Two New Modules

DAVECROSS) by Dave Cross Dave's preparations for a talk for the London Perl Mongers exposed a couple of bits that could be turned into new modules for CPAN.

Perl 6

2018.13 Apply Perl 6

byElizabeth Mattijsen ( ELIZABETH The weekly roundup of Perl 6 news, detailing core work, blog posts, and news about upcoming tutorials and presentations

Meta-Perl

Interview with a Perl Developer: Randal Schwartz

Merely calling Randal a 'Perl Developer' doesn't tell the half of everything he has done for Perl over the years. In this interview, we peek into Perl history, some prognostication about where Perl is headed, and what Randal is up to these days.

Events

Presentation Aikido

DCONWAY) by Damian Conway May 8-9, 2018, Budapest. Presentation Aikido by Damian and lots of other workshop at the Craft Conference.

French Perl Workshop

May 18-19, 2018, Paris.

The Perl Conference in North America

June 17-22, 2018, Salt Lake City.

Swiss Perl Workshop

September 7-8, 2018 Bern.

Event Reports

I attended Gotanda.pm

SKAJI) by Shoichi Kaji A meeting report on Gotanda.pm, including slides from a talk about writing Perl with W0rp/ale.

Weekly collections

Do you hate your bank? Help disrupt Financial Services in London

If there’s any industry that desperately needs more friendly technology and whose consumers are long-overdue the bounty offered by a Modern Perl technology stack, it’s finance.

London-based Perl developer? Free £10,000 payrise (individual results may vary)

Over the New Year, the majority of Perl employers in London decided they were voraciously hiring. At the same time, apparently, most Perl developers decided to scuttle — hermit-crab-like 🦀🐚 — away from the active job market.