How to build a base module

Nov 30, 2016 by David Farrell

development

exporter

import-base

mastering-perl

Establish consistency and reduce boilerplate across your project

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Identify slow code with Devel::Timer

Aug 17, 2016 by David Farrell

development

devel-timer

benchmark

refactor

optimize

speed

How timing statements can help you pinpoint bottlenecks

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Write multiline programs at the terminal

Jul 5, 2016 by David Farrell

development

here-doc

perl

terminal

bash

less

man

http-tiny

Using the shell here-doc for throwaway programs

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Untangling subroutine attributes

Jun 29, 2016 by David Farrell

development

attributes

symbol_table

typeglob

lvalue

How they work and how to implement your own custom versions

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The road to a 55x speedup with XS

Jun 14, 2016 by David Farrell

development

xs

c

uri_encode_xs

uri_escape

percent_encoding

optimization

benchmark

The power of C with the pleasure of Perl

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Displaying the Git branch in the terminal prompt with and without Perl

May 13, 2016 by David Farrell

development

git

branch

terminal

perl

prompt

bash

sed

Where am I again? No more typing “git branch”

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Magical tied scalars

Feb 16, 2016 by brian d foy

development

tie

scalar

callback

cycle

mastering-perl

Subvert and simplify code with tied scalars

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Kitchen coding nightmares: JavaScript scope

Dec 17, 2015 by David Farrell

development

perl

javascript

js

var

es6

strict

requirejs

jshint

Some JavaScript gotchas and solutions

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Create GitHub files automatically with Dist::Zilla

Dec 9, 2015 by David Farrell

development

cpan

module

config

pause

dzil

Automate the boring stuff, help others

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Professional scripts are a snap with Getopt::Long

Oct 21, 2015 by David Farrell

development

app

terminal

type_check

This core module makes it easy to write programs

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Understanding Haskell types

Oct 14, 2015 by David Farrell

development

types

oreilly

cis194

lyas

ghci

The basics

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Stupid open() tricks

Jul 15, 2015 by brian d foy

development

filehandle

ipc

perlio

Everyone tells you to use a three-argument open(), but there’s a lot more you can do …

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Defend your code with Guard

May 19, 2015 by brian d foy

development

guard

safety

Guard helps you protect against unexpected changes to values

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Implementing Did You Mean in Perl

Oct 31, 2014 by David Farrell

development

autoload

mastering-perl

symbol_table

ruby

did_you_mean

Catching and handling undefined subroutine exceptions

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Perl's versatile split function

Oct 24, 2014 by David Farrell

development

array

split

builtin

function

whitespace

trim

char

join

Write elegant, simple code with split

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How to test Perl roles without creating test classes

Oct 16, 2014 by David Farrell

development

object

test_more

role_tiny

unit

mock

fake

role_basic

bless

sub

Don’t waste time writing test classes, test the role directly

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Get a weather report at the terminal with Perl

Sep 11, 2014 by David Farrell

development

api

weather

wundergound

script

terminal

command_line

WWW::Wunderground::API makes it easy to pull weather data for your area

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Rescue legacy code with modulinos

Aug 7, 2014 by brian d foy

development

module

package

modulino

caller

main

test_more

How the modules-as-programs pattern provides a development path for scripts

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Perl v5.20 - what you need to know

May 27, 2014 by David Farrell

development

community

news

We review the new features, changes and enhancements of the new Perl release

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Debunk Perl's magic with B::Deparse

May 15, 2014 by David Farrell

development

debugging

module

We show you how to peak behind the curtain and inspect Perl code

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