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• Is the phalanx project dead? (Score:1)

  by Mithaldu (8934)

  I heard of it for the first time today, went to check out their irc channel and it's not even in use. If they're still alive, what's their main communication venue?
  • Re: (Score:1)

    by kid51 (5328)

    ...went to check out their irc channel and it's not even in use.

    I never knew we had an IRC channel! Our New York group -- which was probably the most active grouplet -- never used it.

    Of course, there is absolutely nothing preventing you from embarking on the type of software improvement we were aiming for in the Phalanx project.

    In the past few years, what I have done myself and have recommended others do as well is to identify CPAN distributions that look like they're not being actively maintained, c
    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Mithaldu (8934)

      Thanks for the quick answer. :) Well, there's two problems for me here. For one I live out in the boondocks, with the nearest PM group being Berlin, a full 300km away from me. For the other, I'm not exactly a people person, meaning that I'd rather spend time coding than trying to convince people to let me code for them. Thus I was hoping that there was actually some kind of online organization associated with that, especially since refactoring code is actually one of my favourite activities. Although, th
      • Re:Is the phalanx project dead? (Score:1)

        by kid51 (5328) on 2009.07.26 21:06 (#69665) Homepage Journal

        I live out in the boondocks, with the nearest PM group being Berlin, a full 300km away from me.

        Then make it a point to include something like the German Perl Workshop in your schedule. (I'm assuming that's Berlin, Germany, rather than, say, Berlin, New Hampshire.)

        For the other, I'm not exactly a people person, ...

        ... which describes most geeks. And which also explains why F2F opportunities ranging from local Perlmongers meetings to hackathons to workshops to YAPCs play such an important role in our community.

        Thus I was hoping that there was actually some kind of online organization associated with that, especially since refactoring code is actually one of my favourite activities.

        Well, if the Corehackers Project actually gets off the ground, that will fit the bill.

        But note that I learned about both the Phalanx Project and the Corehackers Project not online but in face-to-face encounters with other Perl programmers. Even if 90% of the actual work of each such project was/will be conducted by hackers working alone in their homes, the energy of such projects is crucially dependent on periodic F2F contact with your peers.

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