Originally published at Perl Weekly 712
Hi there
We lost, Zefram, a very respectable and prolific contributor to Perl core. The sad news was shared on P5P. He was a regular attendee of the London Perl Workshop. Although I never interacted with him personally, I always followed his contributions on MetaCPAN. I also found his web space where his works are nicely logged. Additionally, there is a YouTube video of him presenting at the London Perl Workshop 2015.
Perl Toolchain Summit 2025 is happening from May 1 to May 4, 2025. Hosting such event is only possible because of the generous sponsors, as listed here. Speaking of sponsors, Deriv, is one name you'll find at most Perl gatherings. There is a dedicated post that details why? I remember when Booking.com used to be everywhere and was often the first to sponsor. Finding a sponsor in current environment is really tough, all credit goes to the team working tirelessly behind the scenes.
I have a firsthand experience in seeking sponsors for my pet project: The Weekly Challenge. I was lucky enough to find our first sponsor, Perl Careers (by Pete Sergeant) without much effort. After a long term sponsorship, he stopped it about 2 years ago. Fortunately, we immediately found another generous sponsor, Lance Wicks, who has been our solo sponsor ever since. In both cases, I didn't actively seek out sponsors, they found us. The main obstacle we face is that we are not a registered organisation. It remains a one-man organisation, and I lack the experience to run a registered organisation entity.
As Ramadan continues, today marks Day 17 of Ramadan and I find my routine slightly disrupted. Not that I am complaining, it is just that my sleep pattern has changed. I don't need to emphasize, How important is sleep. I have learned that the hard way. However, there is a positive side to this change in routine. It has given me time to re-visit my TODO list. There was a time when I used to blog regularly but then I stopped completely. I don't know if you've noticed but I've started writing again. Below are some of my recent posts, in case you missed any.
- MCE - How to?
- Slurp in Perl
- Future in Perl
- Promise in Perl
- Scientist in Perl
- Text Extraction in Perl
There is still a lot in the pipeline. I hope to share it soon. So far, I have received positive feedbacks which has given me the energy to continue. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your kind words.
I should pause here and give you time to go through rest of the newsletter. Enjoy and please take a good care of your physical and mental health.
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Your editor: Mohammad Sajid Anwar.
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