Perl Weekly #615 - PTS - Perl Toolchain Summit
Tags: perl, news, programming
Published: 2023-05-08 06:01:57

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Originally published at [Perl Weekly 615](https://perlweekly.com/archive/615.html)


Hi there!

The <a href="https://perltoolchainsummit.org/pts2023/">Perl Toolchain Summit</a> was held last week in Lyon, France. The website itself does not have a lot of information on it, but luckily the participants have blogged about it. There is plenty for you to read now if you'd like to keep up with the development in Perl, how to package Perl modules; how to install them, how CPAN and MetaCPAN work etc.

The PTS is a small even for people who are very deeply involved in the Perl ecosystem. It is a brain-storming session and a Hackathon. I wish there were similar session held more frequently around the world.

If you are looking for some Perl related event to participate in, there are two that I know of listed at the bottom of the newsletter and on our <a href="https://perlweekly.com/events.html">events page</a>. One is the <a href="https://tprc2023.sched.com/">The Perl and Raku Conference in July in Toronto, Canada</a> and the other one is the <a href="https://perlkohacon.fi/">Perl and Koha conference</a> in August in Helsinki, Finland.

If you have the time and the budget make sure you attend at least one of them!

In the meantime, enjoy your week!

  --
  Your editor: Gabor Szabo.


## Articles

  
### [SVG viewBox and px](https://github.polettix.it/ETOOBUSY/2023/05/07/svg-viewbox-px/)

Way more than you'd normally want to know about SVG.

  
### [Font selection in PDF::Builder](https://github.polettix.it/ETOOBUSY/2023/05/06/font-in-pdf-builder/)



  
### [CPAN Meta Browser](https://cpanmeta.grinnz.com/packages)



  
### [Early May Perl Software Releases 2023](https://blogs.perl.org/users/dean/2023/05/early-may-perl-software-releases-2023.html)

EPrints 3.4.5-rc1; Request Tracker 5.0.4; Ravada v1.8.10; Perl5-IDEA 2023.1.1

  
### [Posterior Predictive](https://github.polettix.it/ETOOBUSY/2023/05/03/posterior-predictive/)



  

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## PTS - Perl Toolchain Summit

  
### [Welcome to the Perl Toolchain Summit 2023](https://blogs.perl.org/users/book/2023/05/welcome-to-the-perl-toolchain-summit-2023.html)



  
### [How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2023](https://www.olafalders.com/2023/05/01/how-i-spent-my-perl-toolchain-summit-v2023/)



  
### [Perl Toolchain Synergy](https://blogs.perl.org/users/ingy_dot_net/2023/05/perl-toolchain-synergy.html)

Oh the rare occasion seeing Ingy in action.

  
### [The Perl Toolchain Summit 2023](https://blogs.perl.org/users/paul_johnson/2023/04/the-perl-toolchain-summit-2023.html)



  

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## PTS - Perl Toolchain Summit by Ricardo Signes

  
### [PTS 2023: Lyon and changing plans (1/5)](https://rjbs.cloud/blog/2023/05/pts-2023-lyon-1-5/)



  
### [PTS 2023: The Lyon Amendment (minimum perl) (2/5)](https://rjbs.cloud/blog/2023/05/pts-2023-lyon-amendment-2-5/)



  
### [PTS 2023: more PAUSE work (3/5)](https://rjbs.cloud/blog/2023/05/pts-2023-more-pause-work-3-5/)



  
### [PTS 2023: refactoring the PAUSE indexer flowchart (4/5)](https://rjbs.cloud/blog/2023/05/pts-2023-pause-flowchart-4-5/)



  
### [PTS 2023: the CPAN Meta Analyzer (5/5)](https://rjbs.cloud/blog/2023/05/pts-2023-cpan-meta-analyzer-5-5/)



  

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## Perl

  
### [This week in PSC (106)](https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2023/05/this-week-in-psc-106.html)

After a meeting around an actual physical table at the Perl Toolchain Summit last week, the three of us were back to our regular video calls. The call was longer than usual, as we delved into the code of CPAN.pm.<br>Release blockers for 5.038<br>Installing modules securily with Perl default install.

  

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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 - 216](https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-216)

Welcome to a new week with a couple of fun tasks "Registration Number" and "Word Stickers". 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 - 215](https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/recap-challenge-215)

Enjoy a quick recap of last week's contributions by Team PWC dealing with the "Odd one Out" and "Number Placement" tasks in Perl and Raku. You will find plenty of solutions to keep you busy.

  
### [Meet The Champion - Ali Moradi](https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/meet-the-champion-2022-12/)

Better late than never, please checkout the interview with Ali Moradi.

  
### [Odd Placement](https://raku-musings.com/odd-placement.html)

Cool and crispy one-liner in Raku showing off the powerful features. Thanks for your contributions as always.

  
### [Bad Words and Looking For Zeros](https://dev.to/oldtechaa/perl-weekly-challenge-215-bad-words-and-looking-for-zeros-3ihg)

Clever use of $ARGV to get the job done. Keep it up great work.

  
### [PWC 215 Odd One Out, Number Placement](https://dev.to/boblied/pwc-215-odd-one-out-number-placement-2cc9)

I loved the simplicity in the description of process. Too good to be missed. Thank you.

  
### [PWC215 - Odd One Out](https://github.polettix.it/ETOOBUSY/2023/05/04/pwc215-odd-one-out/)

Reading Raku solutions seems like a poetry, very smart. Just loved it. Thank you.

  
### [PWC215 - Number Placement](https://github.polettix.it/ETOOBUSY/2023/05/05/pwc215-number-placement/)

As always, "The questions" section is the highlight of the post. You don't want to miss out. Keep sharing your knowledge with us.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge: Week 215](https://www.braincells.com/perl/2023/05/perl_weekly_challenge_week_215.html)

I liked the approach of using common sense as we get to the end result. It makes so much sense. Nice work.

  
### [The Weekly Challenge 215](https://github.com/manwar/perlweeklychallenge-club/tree/master/challenge-215/james-smith#readme)

Smart and clever use of ternary to make the code looks elegant. Thank you for sharing the knowledge every week.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge 215: Odd One Out and Number Placement](https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/05/perl-weekly-challenge-215-odd-one-out-and-number-placement.html)

USP of the post is always to see how Perl and Raku get the job done. It is amazing. Thank you for your contributions.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge 215](https://fluca1978.github.io/2023/05/02/PerlWeeklyChallenge215.html)

Welcome back and thanks for your contributions. We all missed you.

  
### [Perl Weekly Challenge 215](https://wlmb.github.io/2023/05/01/PWC215/)

Master of Perl one-liner is at his best as always. Enjoy the power of Perl. Thank you.

  
### [Adopt a chilly ghost](http://ccgi.campbellsmiths.force9.co.uk/challenge/215)

Clean one-liner in Perl and well documented solution as always. Great work, keep it up.

  
### [The Weekly Challenge #215](https://hatley-software.blogspot.com/2023/05/robbie-hatleys-solutions-to-weekly_2.html)

Good catch with regard to the special cases and the way it is processed. Very smart, well done.

  
### [Placing the Odd](https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2023/05/The_Weekly_Challenge_215__Placing_the_Odd.html)

Simple and easy, no over-engineered approach. We even got bonus Rust solution disuccess. Thank you for your contributions.

  
### [Weekly Challenge 215](https://dev.to/simongreennet/weekly-challenge-215-k0b)

Brute force approach can be handy at times. Good one and keep it up.

  
### [PWC 215](https://thiujiac.blogspot.com/2023/05/pwc-215.html)

Procedural approach makes the end result so clean and easy to follow. Well done.

  

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## Weekly collections

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

<a href="">Great CPAN modules released last week</a>;<br><a href="">MetaCPAN weekly report</a>;<br><a href="">StackOverflow Perl report</a>.

  

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## Events

  
### [The Perl and Raku Conference 2023](https://tprc2023.sched.com/)

July 11-13, 2023, Toronto, Canada

  
### [Perl and Koha](https://perlkohacon.fi/)

August 14-18, 2023, Helsinki, Finland

  

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