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Dave writes: Last month was mostly spent doing a second big refactor of ExtUtils::ParseXS. My previous refactor converted the parser to assemble each XSUB into an Abstract Syntax Tree and only then emit the C code for it This new work extends that so that the whole XS file is now one big AST, and the C code is only generated once all parsing is complete. As well as fixing ... read more |
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The Perl and Raku Foundation has announced a £1,000 sponsorship of the upcoming London Perl and Raku Workshop, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to supporting community-driven technical events. The workshop, one of the longest-running grassroots Perl gatherings in the UK, brings together developers, educators, and open-source enthusiasts for a day of talks, hands-on sessions, and collaborative learning centered on Perl, Raku, and related technologies. The foundation’s contribution will help cover venue ... read more |
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Tony writes: 2025/10/02 Thursday 1.03 #23782 testing, comments 0.23 #23794 review change, research and comment 0.32 #23787 review and approve 0.27 #23777 review, research and comment 0.17 #23775 review and comment 0.48 #23608 research and comment 2.50 2025/10/03 Friday 1.30 #21877 code review, find another possible bug 0.08 #23787 review updates, has other approval, apply to blead 0.68 #21877 bug ... read more |
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Paul writes: The main event from this month has been getting the signature named parameters branch finalised and merged. 4 Improvements to unit tests around subroutine signatures https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/23822 https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/23868 11 Signature Named Parameters branch https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/23871 2 Investigations into possible performance enhancements of pp_multiparam https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2025/10/msg270428.html 1 Improvements to named parameter error reporting https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/23888 2 Other github code reviews Total: 20 hours My aim for November is ... read more |
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Dave writes: Last month I completed rewriting and modernising perlxs.pod, Perl's reference manual for XS. It's now sitting as PR #23795, and will hopefully get merged before too long. ... read more |