use Perl

As I've been installing/customizing RT at work, I've taken a renewed interest in rt.cpan.org as
I've reported various issues. I've been "familiarizing myself" with RT to better help the local
users, a.k.a goofing around), and have customized my front page. I've tweaked "Bugs in My Distro"
a bit (to do so you have to duplicate the search, since it's a globally shared resource), but
mostly just the sort order, etc. More interesting I think, is this second box I've added to the body,
"My Issues." It uses the same layout and display options as "Bugs," but instead shows you all the
outstanding tickets you've reported elsewhere.

Requestor.id = '__CurrentUser__' AND QueueAdminCc.id != '__CurrentUser__' AND
(Status = 'new' OR Status = 'open' OR Status = 'stalled')


The upshot of this is that you might then not feel so bad about having a few open bugs yourself,
or be so incensed that you supply patches :-P

Please contact us about contributing!

http://perladvent.org/

One week left until December, we're still looking for volunteers/contributions for the perl advent calendar; details.

While idly searching* I came across a rather funny result.

*I was wondering if somebody had created some sort of perl module pertaining to and dubbed solipsism, or a variant thereof.

I've finally managed to transfer perladvent.org from Mark Fowler, so historic links should work (soon). However, the modern monger address will continue to work as well. While it may seem a little early to begin thinking about the calendar, it's very stressful to write & edit things Just In Time, so I'm putting the call out for contributors and assistant editors. I just entered a graduate program and will not be able to devote much time to the calendar until the third week of December; this also means I can't really write things in advance. If you're interested, please see the FAQ s and contact me ASAP. Do not worry if you have no ideas of what to write, we've got a fairly large backlog of possibilities, although we certainly welcome other suggestions. In addition, we need some artwork for the calendar splash page in keeping with general perlish and X-mas themes. Prod artsy coworkers, submit your own open-licensed masterpieces, or request clarification and inspiring suggestions. Finally, keep in mind that the more people who participate, the less stress and effort each must bear ;-)

Is anyone else as outraged about this as I am? I seriously hope they press criminal charges (compare willfully spreading the significantly less communicable HIV) against this guy, perhaps in all 4+ jurisdictions even. What a dumbass. His attempts at apoligizing and justification are infuriataingly pathetic too. "I was told if I was anyplace but Denver I'd be dead." Bullshit. The fucking told you go check into the hospital. No soup for you. Go to jail (once cured). Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

It does not matter if the dictionaries have caved into people's miuse of language... bimonthly = every two months, semimonthly = fortnightly = every two weeks. etc. etc. Nice and clear and consistent (biannual). We now return you to your regularly scheduled silence.

I've been really bad about maintaining Data::JavaScript, so if anybody is interested in getting contributor maintenance rights for CPAN let me know, preferably with a respectable sample patch*.

Here are some of the things on the TO DO list:

• Merge ::LiteObject and ::Anon functionality into D::JS
• Code cleanup, including removal of Exporter; this naturally follows from the former.
• Explore Data::Dumper and it's $Pair or similar to sit atop one of these engines?
• Likewise JSON? (Update: and therefore obviously therefore array literal syntax)
• A reasonable means of defining hash sort order
• Consider a less verbose format (option) for generic output, such as that proposed by Scott Wessels
  #AB's code output
var facts = new Object;
facts.string = 'Joseph';
facts.xor = new Array;
facts.xor[0] = new Array;
facts.xor[0][0] = 0;
facts.xor[0][1] = 1;
facts.xor[1] = new Array;
facts.xor[1][0] = 1;
facts.xor[1][1] = 0;


#vs. SW output
var facts = new Array(new function() {
this.string = 'Joseph';
this.xor = new Array(new Array(0,1),new Array(1,0));

}
  I have an old patch for this, it sort of preserves references.
• A sane way to handle all of that. Probably a single engine with multiple wrappers for different output options?
• Fix documentation i.e; clearer description of what data munging is done (minimal by default, if you want to embed JS within JS strings, more need to be done [somewhere])

*The patch could be for (part of) something on the TO DO list, or anything else appropriate.

Please, somebody, earn yourself a book! Christmas Eve and Christmas are both taken care of, I just need one last entry for tomorrow (12/23/2006). If you're interested in making a serious go of it (and hopefully writing something that'll require minimal editing ;-) I can supply ideas.

While speaking with O'Reilly Media, Inc. (they changed their name) regarding the use of the camel trademark and the Perl Advent Calendar, they offered up some prizes to participants. void where prohibited.

Thanks guys