Monthly Archives: September 2007

Andy Lester @ Grand Rapids Perl Mongers

Andy Lester will be making the trip up from Chicago this month for our Grand Rapids Perl Mongers meeting. He will be presenting, “Things you may not know about Perl”, so join us if you can.
Note the time is different than usual: it is going to be Friday evening from 5:30 - 6:30. […]

Noteworthy link: High Scalability

High Scalability website
If you’ve ever been curious about what lies beneath the biggest sites on the web you owe it to yourself to check out the Real Life Architectures section. I was surprised how many of them listed PHP in their technology stack.

A Perl Monger’s take on Ruby: Conclusion

In parts one and two I took a look at the differences and similarities between Ruby and Perl, and I think I owe it to everyone to publish a brief conclusion. My basic feeling is that while Ruby is a fantastic language, the following are a few reasons I won’t be abandoning Perl any […]

A Perl Monger’s take on Ruby: Part II

In part one I started talking about a few differences between Ruby and Perl. Let’s continue with a few other topics I think are key to understanding both of these languages.
Object-Oriented programming
Most everyone these days does it, though some will argue what “it” really is. There are clear benefits, regardless of the specifics […]

Buzz Watch: Perl vs. Ruby

I found this charting tool on Technorati today and thought it was an interesting way to quantify the buzz surrounding different keywords. For fun I’ve included a few charts here, comparing Perl and Ruby. It will be interesting to see how these change over time.
Blog posts in English per day over the past […]