David Mertens – “C::Blocks”

Posted on July 2, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

C::Blocks In the Perl ecosystem, C is a highly respected but second-class language. C::Blocks changes this situation by embedding a C compiler directly into the Perl parser. Blocks of C code are placed directly among lines of Perl. The compiler is Just-In-Time, making your C code just as scriptable as your Perl code. Functions, variables, […]

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John Anderson – “A Modest Introduction to Swift”

Posted on June 23, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

A Modest Introduction to Swift This talk will present some of the history of the development of Swift with emphasis on how the Open Source release of the language kick-started activity, review the basic syntax of Swift (with comparisons to similar languages that attendees may be more familiar with), and describe what tools are available […]

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Bulk88 – “Writing XS in Plain C”

Posted on June 23, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Writing XS in Plain C Even if you learned C in a classroom at some point, Perl’s “XS” API for writing perl subs in something purported to be C but is really a cat on a tablet with caps lock on. In this talk I will show how difficult it is to write subs in […]

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Graham Knop – “Continuous Integration for CPAN”

Posted on June 23, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Continuous Integration for CPAN – youtube Continuous integration helps you catch issues in your modules across a more diverse set of configurations than is easy to check manually. Travis-CI and AppVeyor are free CI solutions for open source projects that will allow automatic testing on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Extra tools exist for easy testing […]

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Travis-CI and Perl

Posted on May 20, 2016. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Travis-CI and Perl If you’re interested in using Travis-CI for your Perl projects, here’s a few pointers that you should not miss: Update: This talk has been uploaded to youtube.

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