Improving Perl’s New Programmer Outreach
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much demand for programmers or programming training. In an economy that’s still recovering from the recession, the remarkably low unemployment rate among programmers...
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Rename Perl 5? Marketing: UR DOIN IT WRONG
Earlier this month Ovid once again raised the question: Should we rename Perl?” As usual, the question sparked a flurry of opinions on the matter. Most of the discussion occurred in the comments of...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Perl Companies project
A month or so ago Jeff Thalhammer and I were chatting Perl over burritos. We got to discussing how many companies were currently using Perl actively and wondered whether there were a list anywhere on...
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The Rising Costs of Aging Perlers: Part 1, The Data
Hello, Friendly Perl Community! You may not want to hear this, but you’re not getting any younger. This is having a dramatic effect on the bottom line of companies which do or would use Perl. A few...
View ArticleThe Rising Costs of Aging Perlers: Part 2, The Business
At this point you’re entirely justified in asking, “So what?” The fact of the matter is, the lack of junior programmers is a very big deal from a business point of view, both to companies which already...
View ArticleThe Rising Costs of Aging Perlers: Part 3, The Suggestions
So, what can the Perl community do to avert this decline and potential extinction? Probably a great many things, but here are my three top suggestions: Make cool shit. Talk about it. Talk about it A...
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San Francisco Perl Mongers: 12 months, 50% growth
A Timeline On June 21st, 2013, Fred Moyer asked whether I’d like to discuss becoming a co-organizer for San Francisco Perl Mongers. On July 5th it was made official. Earlier this year I was promoted to...
View ArticleOSCON 2014
Another year, another OSCON. Now that I’m approaching caught up, here’s a quick recap of that busy week. It was a busy OSCON for me this time around. I had two talks to give, only one of which I’d...
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