Presentations for 2006

Paul led a group programming session using Inline::C and libusb to control a USB-based programmable light from Perl. The device was fun, the code was interesting, and a good time was had by all.

Paul continued the group programming session using Inline::C and libusb to control the USB Visual Indicator from Perl. In this installment, we worked around discrepencies in the documents and provided a Perl-friendly interface to a low-level function. Once again, audience participation was half the fun.

Paul concluded this series of presentations on libusb for control the USB Visual Indicator from Perl. We used the current prototype to control two separate USB VSI devices on the same laptop and solved some difficulties with Inline::C and modules.

Wade lead a discussion on common Perl features, tips, and tricks that every Perl programmer should know.

We concluded our discussion on Perl common knowledge, tip, and tricks. Plus, we discussed some gotchas relating to context and dubroutines.

Paul covered two separate topics this month. The first was a quick overview of the Subversion version control system. Afterwards, he explained the topics of caching and memoization as discussed in the book Higher Order Perl.

Will and Jeremy presented their experiences at YAPC::NA this year in Chicago. Jeremy also gave an update on the current state of our proposal for YAPC::NA 2007 in Houston.

Robert lead a discussion on Perl 6. The meeting was part presentation, part question and answer session.

Glenn introduced the PDF::API2 module and showed how it had been used to produce printable receipts online. He also provided a brief introduction to HTML::Template.

Wade gave an overview of the Perl::Critic module. This lead to some group discussion about best practices in Perl.

Todd presented his experiences with three modules that he has been using recently.