In the last few years, as there has been a decline in the uptake of Perl for new projects, and as we have seen the neutral evolution of a language and turn over of developers there has been a long line of people wanting to declare the demise of Perl. They have of course either misunderstood or exaggerated the situation. ... read more |
At the August monthly director’s meeting for the Perl Foundation, the marketing team presented a strategy for the next two years. This strategy is a broad look at where the team believes we should focus as the Foundation, the Foundation and community brands/products, move forwards. The strategy can be read, in its current form, in the attached document: The Next Two Years.pdf. It is a living document, by which we ... read more |
Help needed for the 2018 TPC::NA The Perl Conference in America, formerly YAPC::NA, has put forward a formal call for volunteers to help out with next year's event. Perl has likely helped you, we could even say it has been helping you to pay your bills? This may be your chance to give back to the community that isn't writing code. TPC::NA 2018 is looking for volunteers to organize the ... read more |
A Proud History The long time supporters of the Perl community, world-class business ,and a leading employer of Perl programmers worldwide, has added a generous sponsorship to the Core Maintenance Fund. It is a great privilege to announce that they have added one hundred thousand dollars to the initiative. have been supporters of the fund since its inception and have long championed the important work that this brings to ... read more |