Perl Weekly #645 - Advent Calendars
Tags: perl, news, programming
Published: 2023-12-04 11:26:37

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Originally published at [Perl Weekly 645](https://perlweekly.com/archive/645.html)


Hi there!

Welcome to the new subscribers!

December has arrived and with it the season of the Advent Calendars. You might recall that Len Jaffe has an Advent Calendar aggregator called <a href="https://lenjaffe.com/AdventPlanet/">Advent Planet</a>. If you know a running calendar that is not listed there, please contact Len!

It lists the <a href="https://perladvent.org/2023/">Perl Advent Calendar</a> and the <a href="https://raku-advent.blog/2023/">Raku advent calendar</a>, and a few more. Ingy dot Net pointed to the <a href="https://yamlscript.org/posts/advent-2023/index/">YAML Script Advent Calendar</a>.

In the previous edition Mohammad sent a call to get sponsor for his <a href="https://theweeklychallenge.org/">Weekly programming challenge</a>. Several people replied to me. Those messages were forwarded to Mohammad as that is his gig. However, I noticed that the link we used to have at the top of the Perl Weekly was only showing up on the web site. I added it back. In a nutshell, if you'd like to spoonsor/financially help the work of Mohammad S Anwar then either contact him or just support him via <a href="https://www.patreon.com/manwar">Patreon</a>. If you'd like to support my work then you can do so either via <a href="https://www.patreon.com/szabgab">Patreon</a> or via <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/szabgab">GitHub</a>.

Enjoy your week!

Gabor

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  Your editor: Gabor Szabo.


## Announcements

  
### [Rust Maven](https://rust.code-maven.com/)

I have been writing about Rust for several months and enjoying it a lot. I think it can be an excellent direction for Perl developers who are interested in something else that is very different from Perl. You are invited to subscribe to the <a href="https://rust.code-maven.com/subscribe">Rust Maven newsletter</a>!

  

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## Advent calendar posts

  
### [Advent Planet](https://lenjaffe.com/AdventPlanet/)

If you are looking for Advent calendars about Perl or other languages, check out the Advent Calendar that Len Jaffe has been maintaining since 2000.

  
### [Perl Advent](https://perladvent.org/2023/)

One post about Perl every day till Christmas.

  
### [Raku Advent Calendar](https://raku-advent.blog/2023/)

One post about Raku every day till Christmas.

  
### [YAML Script Advent Calendar](https://yamlscript.org/posts/advent-2023/index/)

YAMLScript is a new programming language that uses YAML as its syntax. It is a complete, functional, general purpose language, but can also be easily embedded in YAML files to make them dynamic at load time. Most existing YAML files and all JSON files are already valid YAMLScript programs. YAMLScript has a compiler/interpreter CLI program called `ys` and will soon be available as a libyamlscript.so binding module in 42 programming languages including Perl and Raku.

  
### [Ornamenting Jingle Bells](https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-01.html)



  
### [Santa tackles Bitcoin, part one](https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-02.html)



  
### [Santa tackles Bitcoin, part two](https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-03.html)



  
### [Trimming your holiday tree](https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-04.html)



  

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## Articles

  
### [The curious case of implicit return](https://perlmaven.com/curious-case-of-implicit-return)



  

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## CPAN

  
### [List of new CPAN distributions – Nov 2023](https://perlancar.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/list-of-new-cpan-distributions-nov-2023/)



  
### [Curated list of Perl modules](https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2023/11/curated-list-of-perl-modules.html)



  

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## The Weekly Challenge
<a href="https://theweeklychallenge.org">The Weekly Challenge</a> by <a href="http://www.manwar.org">Mohammad Anwar</a> will help you step out of your comfort-zone. You can even win prize money of $50 Amazon voucher by participating in the weekly challenge. We pick one winner at the end of the month from among all of the contributors during the month. The monthly prize is kindly sponsored by Peter Sergeant of <a href="https://perl.careers/">PerlCareers</a>.
  
### [The Weekly Challenge - 246](https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-246)

Welcome to a new week with a couple of fun tasks "6 out of 49" and "Linear Recurrence of Second Order". If you are new to the weekly challenge then why not join us and have fun every week. For more information, please read the <a href="https://theweeklychallenge.org/faq">FAQ</a>.

  
### [RECAP - The Weekly Challenge - 245](https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/recap-challenge-245)

Enjoy a quick recap of last week's contributions by Team PWC dealing with the "Sort Language" and "Largest of Three" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy.

  
### [Sleeping Threads Reveal the Largest of Three](http://www.rabbitfarm.com/cgi-bin/blosxom/perl/2023/12/03)

Good use of thread in Perl. Keep it up great work.

  
### [TWC245](https://deadmarshal.blogspot.com/2023/12/twc245.html)

Self documented one-liner in Perl. Well done.

  
### [La La Three](https://raku-musings.com/lala-three.html)

Clever use of combinations and permutations of Raku. Thanks for sharing.

  
### [Getting Things Sorted](https://jacoby.github.io/2023/11/30/getting-things-sorted-weekly-challenge-245.html)

Thanks for sharing the history of Schwartzian Transform. Good job.

  
### [I'm never last picked](https://github.com/manwar/perlweeklychallenge-club/tree/master/challenge-245/ianrifkin#readme)

Love the use of CPAN to get the job done. Thanks for sharing.

  
### [The Most Popular of Three](https://github.com/manwar/perlweeklychallenge-club/blob/master/challenge-245/jo-37/blog/Blog.md)

Various type of sort in action. Well documented process, keep it up great work.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge 245: Sort Language](https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/11/perl-weekly-challenge-245-sort-language.html)

Index slice? Please do checkout the post for more information.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge 245: Largest of Three](https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/12/perl-weekly-challenge-245-largest-of-three.html)

Just Raku this time showing off the power with plenty of discussion. Thanks for sharing.

  
### [THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 245](https://egroup.kolouch.org/nextcloud/sites/lubos/2023-11-27_Weekly_challenge_245)

Blend of Perl, Raku and Python showing the power of individual languages. Thanks for sharing.

  
### [Hashes and Joins](https://fluca1978.github.io/2023/11/27/PerlWeeklyChallenge245.html)

Choice of multipl approach using the power of Raku. You really don't want to skip it.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge 245](https://wlmb.github.io/2023/11/27/PWC245/)

Perl one-liner along with Schwartzian transform is doing the trick. Keep it up great work.

  
### [Popular languages and largest threefold](http://ccgi.campbellsmiths.force9.co.uk/challenge/245)

One-liner in Perl with detailed discussion. Highly recommended.

  
### [The Weekly Challenge #245](https://hatley-software.blogspot.com/2023/11/robbie-hatleys-solutions-to-weekly_29.html)

Smart use CPAN module without any gimmicks. Thanks for sharing.

  
### [Largest Sort](https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2023/12/The_Weekly_Challenge_245__Largest_Sort.html)

Sort by external key is the core point. The end result is worth checking out.

  

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## Weekly collections

  
### [NICEPERL's lists](http://niceperl.blogspot.com/)

<a href="https://niceperl.blogspot.com/2023/12/cdlxxii-10-great-cpan-modules-released.html">Great CPAN modules released last week</a>;<br><a href="https://niceperl.blogspot.com/2023/12/dlxxiii-metacpan-weekly-report.html">MetaCPAN weekly report</a>;<br><a href="https://niceperl.blogspot.com/2023/12/dc-stackoverflow-perl-report.html">StackOverflow Perl report</a>.

  

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## The Rust section
A few entries about Rust
  
### [This Week in Rust](https://this-week-in-rust.org/)

This is the weekly newsletter for Rust. Just as the Perl Weekly it source is in GitHub, but they also keep the draft of the next edition in GitHub and make it easy for people to contribute links by sending Pull-Requests.

  
### [Getting started with Loco, the one-person web framework for Rust](https://rust.code-maven.com/getting-started-with-loco)

It is, or rather will be a Rails (or Catalyst)-like web framework. I tried it and this is what I got so far.

  

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### [Perl Programmer Opportunity - Join a Prominent Tech Publishing Powerhouse in the Philippines](https://job.perl.careers/71g)

Our UK-based client is a global leader in the enterprise technology publishing industry, providing audiences worldwide with stimulating perspectives and unique news on enterprise tech that matters today and tomorrow. They are currently seeking a passionate and exceptional Perl programmer based in the Philippines to join their team.

  
### [Adventure Awaits! Senior Perl roles in Malaysia, Dubai and Malta](https://job.perl.careers/57v)

Clever folks know that if you’re lucky, you can earn a living and have an adventure at the same time. Enter our international client: online trading is their game, and they’re looking for Perl People with passion, drive, and an appreciation for new experiences.

  

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