BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20081102T020000 RDATE:20081102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090205T011416Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090211T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090211T185300 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090205T011416Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090205T011416Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250456641 DESCRIPTION: I started using Perl just over six years ago\, when 5.6.2 wa s already getting old and 5.8.1 was on the way. By the time I put my fir st module on the CPAN\, over half of the current contributors had alread y shipped. \;\n \;\n I have often read the source of a core module and asked "\;Why?"\; only to discover some unknown feature or h istorical accident. The history lesson continues all the way into the ro ots of Unix in some cases\, but also often leaves me thinking "\;So? "\;. And now I am quickly approaching my 40th CPAN distribution. \;\n \;\n In this talk\, I will share my own experiences in developin g with Perl and explore the idea of the "\;Modern"\; or "\;E nlightened"\; Perl. Did I miss the heyday of Perl or are we still ma king that now? How does today's Perl code look different than it did 5 o r 10 years ago? Is there a Perl renaissance coming\, and what does it ha ve to do with Perl 6? What modules should you be using for new developme nt? Where is my flying car? Why am I still programming in Perl? And why am I programming at all? \;\n \;\n I will try to find answers to s ome of these questions and invite you to bring questions (or answers!) o f your own. \;\n \;\n As always\, the meeting will be followed by social hour at the LuckyLab. \;\n\n\nTags: perl\, pdxpm\, cpan\, user group\, flying cars\, moose\, beer\n\nImported from: http://calagator.or g/events/1250456641 URL:http://pdx.pm.org/ SUMMARY:Portland Perl Mongers: Perl in the 21st Century -- Eric Wilhelm LOCATION:Free Geek: 1731 SE 10th Avenue\, Portland OR 97214 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR