Create GitHub files automatically with Dist::Zilla
Dec 9, 2015 by David Farrell
Automate the boring stuff, help others
Activating Perl 6 syntax highlighting in Vim
Sep 22, 2015 by David Farrell
Four tricks to get the highlighting you want
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Hello berrybrew, the Strawberry Perl version manager
Oct 10, 2014 by David Farrell
A fruitier perlbrew for Windows
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Perl distributions, modules, packages explained
Jun 13, 2014 by David Farrell
Learn which files are in a distribution, the difference between a module and a package etc.
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Easy application dependency management with Stratopan
Feb 20, 2014 by David Farrell
Get the right modules and versions everytime
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Schedule jobs like a boss with every
Dec 22, 2013 by David Farrell
Introducing every, the cron scheduling app written in Perl
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A Stratopan quick start user guide
Nov 15, 2013 by David Farrell
Learn how to manage your Perl modules in the cloud with Stratopan
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Find CPAN mirrors and configure the local CPAN mirror list
Oct 20, 2013 by David Farrell
CPAN mirrors are online repositories which host or “mirror” the Perl module distributions on CPAN. There are hundreds of CPAN mirrors dispersed throughout the World. When the CPAN program is run for the first time on a machine, it will configure the CPAN mirror list to use for checking for new versions of modules and downloading Perl distributions. All CPAN mirrors are not created equally though: the distribution list’s age, speed and the geographic location vary from mirror to mirror and so you may want to re-configure your local CPAN mirror list to suit your needs. This article describes how to find CPAN mirrors and edit the local CPAN mirror configuration.
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How to schedule Perl scripts using cron
Oct 11, 2013 by David Farrell
Cron is a job scheduling program available on UNIX-like platforms. Most system commands can be scheduled including the execution of Perl programs. Once a job is setup, cron will run it as scheduled even if the user is not logged in, which can be a great way to automate sysadmin tasks or repetitive jobs. This article describes how to run Perl scripts with cron.
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How to Load YAML Config Files
Sep 17, 2013 by David Farrell
Reading YAML config files is easy with Perl
