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Mark Gardner
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Perl lightning talk: ”Don’t Fear map and grep”

This week’s Perl and Raku Conference 2022 in Houston was packed with great presentations, and I humbly added to them with a five-ish minute lightning talk on two of Perl’s more misunderstood functions: map and grep.

(Sorry about the ”um”s and ”ah”s…)

Don’t Fear map & grep: List processing for fun and profit | PPTX

The document discusses the use of 'map' and 'grep' in Perl for processing lists and arrays, highlighting their ability to simplify code and improve readability compared to traditional loops. It provides examples of how to transform and filter lists using these functions, emphasizing the importance of avoiding side effects. The author also suggests refactoring code for better clarity and efficiency when dealing with list processing. - Download as a PPTX, PDF or view online for free

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I’ve written much about list processing in Perl, and this talk was based on the following blog posts:

Overall I loved attending the conference, and it really invigorated my participation in the Perl community. Stay tuned as I resume regular posting!


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