26 feb 2022

(ccclxxxi) 13 great CPAN modules released last week

Updates for great CPAN modules released last week. A module is considered great if its favorites count is greater or equal than 12.

  1. Devel::MAT - Perl Memory Analysis Tool
    • Version: 0.45 on 2022-02-26
    • Votes: 27
    • Previous version: 0.44 was 10 months, 30 days before
  2. MCE - Many-Core Engine for Perl providing parallel processing capabilities
    • Version: 1.878 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 89
    • Previous version: 1.876 was 2 months, 18 days before
  3. MCE::Shared - MCE extension for sharing data supporting threads and processes
    • Version: 1.876 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 14
    • Previous version: 1.875 was 2 months, 17 days before
  4. Module::CoreList - what modules shipped with versions of perl
    • Version: 5.20220220 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 37
    • Previous version: 5.20220120 was 1 month before
  5. Mojo::Redis - Redis driver based on Mojo::IOLoop
    • Version: 3.29 on 2022-02-23
    • Votes: 17
    • Previous version: 3.27 was 3 months, 3 days before
  6. Package::Stash - Routines for manipulating stashes
    • Version: 0.40 on 2022-02-21
    • Votes: 27
    • Previous version: 0.39 was 1 year, 2 months, 29 days before
  7. PDL - Perl Data Language
    • Version: 2.076 on 2022-02-25
    • Votes: 43
    • Previous version: 2.075 was 6 days before
  8. Sereal - Fast, compact, powerful binary (de-)serialization
    • Version: 4.023 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 59
    • Previous version: 4.022 was 1 day before
  9. Sereal::Decoder - Fast, compact, powerful binary deserialization
    • Version: 4.023 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 21
    • Previous version: 4.022 was 1 day before
  10. Sereal::Encoder - Fast, compact, powerful binary serialization
    • Version: 4.023 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 20
    • Previous version: 4.022 was 1 day before
  11. SPVM - Static Perl Virtual Machine. Fast Calculation, Fast Array Operation, and Easy C/C++ Binding.
    • Version: 0.9507 on 2022-02-24
    • Votes: 22
    • Previous version: 0.9505 was 8 days before
  12. Syntax::Keyword::Try - a try/catch/finally syntax for perl
    • Version: 0.27 on 2022-02-20
    • Votes: 35
    • Previous version: 0.26 was 4 months, 8 days before
  13. Test::Simple - Basic utilities for writing tests.
    • Version: 1.302189 on 2022-02-25
    • Votes: 173
    • Previous version: 1.302188 was 4 months, 26 days before

(dxxiii) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2022-02-26 14:31:25 GMT


  1. Unit-testing a .pl Perl file - [3/2]
  2. How can I read user input using Term::ReadLine without having the newline character printed out? - [3/1]
  3. How to use in and out bind variables with executemany in cx_Oracle in Python - [2/2]
  4. How to execute the command in another bash prompt in Perl? - [2/2]
  5. Perl Simple heads or tails game - [2/2]

19 feb 2022

(ccclxxx) 16 great CPAN modules released last week

Updates for great CPAN modules released last week. A module is considered great if its favorites count is greater or equal than 12.

  1. App::Staticperl - perl, libc, 100 modules, all in one standalone 500kb file
    • Version: 1.46 on 2022-02-15
    • Votes: 18
    • Previous version: 1.45 was 3 years, 3 months, 27 days before
  2. Carmel - CPAN Artifact Repository Manager
    • Version: v0.1.39 on 2022-02-13
    • Votes: 15
    • Previous version: v0.1.38 was 3 years, 1 month, 3 days before
  3. Code::TidyAll - Engine for tidyall, your all-in-one code tidier and validator
    • Version: 0.81 on 2022-02-17
    • Votes: 37
    • Previous version: 0.80 was 2 months, 21 days before
  4. DBD::Pg - DBI PostgreSQL interface
    • Version: 3.15.1 on 2022-02-14
    • Votes: 87
    • Previous version: 3.15.0 was 8 months, 24 days before
  5. Dist::Milla - Distribution builder, Opinionated but Unobtrusive
    • Version: v1.0.21 on 2022-02-13
    • Votes: 33
    • Previous version: v1.0.20 was 3 years, 9 months, 21 days before
  6. Getopt::Long::Complete - A drop-in replacement for Getopt::Long, with shell tab completion
    • Version: 0.316 on 2022-02-15
    • Votes: 13
    • Previous version: 0.315 was 1 year, 7 months, 13 days before
  7. Net::Curl - Perl interface for libcurl
    • Version: 0.50 on 2022-02-15
    • Votes: 16
    • Previous version: 0.49 was 9 months, 2 days before
  8. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
    • Version: 0.61 on 2022-02-16
    • Votes: 24
    • Previous version: 0.60 was 14 days before
  9. PDL - Perl Data Language
    • Version: 2.075 on 2022-02-19
    • Votes: 43
    • Previous version: 2.074 was 11 days before
  10. Perl::Tidy - indent and reformat perl scripts
    • Version: 20220217 on 2022-02-15
    • Votes: 123
    • Previous version: 20211029 was 3 months, 17 days before
  11. Sub::Util - Common Scalar and List utility subroutines
    • Version: 1.61 on 2022-02-16
    • Votes: 158
    • Previous version: 1.60 was 4 months, 8 days before
  12. Sereal - Fast, compact, powerful binary (de-)serialization
    • Version: 4.022 on 2022-02-19
    • Votes: 59
    • Previous version: 4.019 was 12 days before
  13. Sereal::Decoder - Fast, compact, powerful binary deserialization
    • Version: 4.022 on 2022-02-19
    • Votes: 21
    • Previous version: 4.019 was 12 days before
  14. Sereal::Encoder - Fast, compact, powerful binary serialization
    • Version: 4.022 on 2022-02-19
    • Votes: 20
    • Previous version: 4.019 was 12 days before
  15. SPVM - Static Perl Virtual Machine. Fast Calculation, Fast Array Operation, and Easy C/C++ Binding.
    • Version: 0.9505 on 2022-02-16
    • Votes: 22
    • Previous version: 0.9503 was 8 days before
  16. Text::ANSITable - Create nice formatted tables using extended ASCII and ANSI colors
    • Version: 0.608 on 2022-02-14
    • Votes: 17
    • Previous version: 0.607 was 1 month, 9 days before

(dxxii) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2022-02-19 14:03:11 GMT


  1. Match a float and multiply by 100 - [2/4]
  2. Perl Regex Query - filter the contents inside the file which are older than 18 months - [2/3]
  3. How can I overwrite file after replace the word? - [2/3]
  4. I have a problem trying to put single quotes around a text - [2/2]
  5. perl compilation: 'Too many levels of symbolic links' - [2/1]

12 feb 2022

(ccclxxix) 8 great CPAN modules released last week

Updates for great CPAN modules released last week. A module is considered great if its favorites count is greater or equal than 12.

  1. experimental - Experimental features made easy
    • Version: 0.027 on 2022-02-08
    • Votes: 30
    • Previous version: 0.025 was 6 months, 9 days before
  2. HTTP::Daemon - A simple http server class
    • Version: 6.13 on 2022-02-09
    • Votes: 12
    • Previous version: 6.12 was 1 year, 8 months, 5 days before
  3. Mojolicious::Plugin::OAuth2 - Auth against OAuth2 APIs including OpenID Connect
    • Version: 2.02 on 2022-02-08
    • Votes: 17
    • Previous version: 2.01 was 3 months, 11 days before
  4. PDL - Perl Data Language
    • Version: 2.074 on 2022-02-08
    • Votes: 43
    • Previous version: 2.072 was 9 days before
  5. Sereal - Fast, compact, powerful binary (de-)serialization
    • Version: 4.019 on 2022-02-07
    • Votes: 59
    • Previous version: 4.018 was 1 year, 6 months, 4 days before
  6. Sereal::Decoder - Fast, compact, powerful binary deserialization
    • Version: 4.019 on 2022-02-07
    • Votes: 20
    • Previous version: 4.018 was 1 year, 6 months, 4 days before
  7. Sereal::Encoder - Fast, compact, powerful binary serialization
    • Version: 4.019 on 2022-02-07
    • Votes: 19
    • Previous version: 4.018 was 1 year, 6 months, 4 days before
  8. SPVM - Static Perl Virtual Machine. Fast Calculation, Fast Array Operation, and Easy C/C++ Binding.
    • Version: 0.9503 on 2022-02-08
    • Votes: 22
    • Previous version: 0.9501 was 4 days before

(cdxcviii) metacpan weekly report - Net::Prometheus

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 25

Week's winner: Net::Prometheus (+2)

Build date: 2022/02/12 21:20:00 GMT


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(dxxi) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2022-02-12 21:18:59 GMT


  1. DBD::SQLite Placeholder for integer value in HAVING clause - [3/2]
  2. Why are these values sometimes undefined? - [3/1]
  3. Perl backticks using bash - [2/6]
  4. How do I put a conditional and a loop in the same line? - [2/4]
  5. Perl: Removing leftover anchor tags from a string - [2/1]

5 feb 2022

(ccclxxviii) 11 great CPAN modules released last week

Updates for great CPAN modules released last week. A module is considered great if its favorites count is greater or equal than 12.

  1. App::Netdisco - An open source web-based network management tool.
    • Version: 2.052001 on 2022-02-01
    • Votes: 13
    • Previous version: 2.052000 was 2 months, 1 day before
  2. CGI - Handle Common Gateway Interface requests and responses
    • Version: 4.54 on 2022-02-03
    • Votes: 40
    • Previous version: 4.53 was 8 months before
  3. Devel::Cover::Report::Coveralls - coveralls backend for Devel::Cover
    • Version: 0.31 on 2022-01-31
    • Votes: 18
    • Previous version: 0.30 was 13 days before
  4. Dios - Declarative Inside-Out Syntax
    • Version: 0.002012 on 2022-02-04
    • Votes: 21
    • Previous version: 0.002011 was 4 years, 5 months, 2 days before
  5. GD - Perl interface to the gd2 graphics library
    • Version: 2.76 on 2022-02-01
    • Votes: 24
    • Previous version: 2.75 was 7 days before
  6. Minilla - CPAN module authoring tool
    • Version: v3.1.15 on 2022-01-31
    • Votes: 54
    • Previous version: v3.1.14 was 24 days before
  7. mod_perl2 - Apache mod_perl changes logfile
    • Version: 2.0.12 on 2022-01-30
    • Votes: 21
    • Previous version: 2.0.11 was 2 years, 3 months, 25 days before
  8. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
    • Version: 0.60 on 2022-02-02
    • Votes: 23
    • Previous version: 0.59 was 1 month, 18 days before
  9. PDL - Perl Data Language
    • Version: 2.072 on 2022-01-30
    • Votes: 43
    • Previous version: 2.019 was 3 years, 8 months, 25 days before
  10. PPI - Parse, Analyze and Manipulate Perl (without perl)
    • Version: 1.272 on 2022-02-02
    • Votes: 55
    • Previous version: 1.271 was 8 days before
  11. SPVM - Static Perl Virtual Machine. Fast Calculation, Fast Array Operation, and Easy C/C++ Binding.
    • Version: 0.9501 on 2022-02-04
    • Votes: 22
    • Previous version: 0.9132 was 7 days before

(cdxcvii) metacpan weekly report - perl

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 40

Week's winner: perl (+2)

Build date: 2022/02/05 20:10:35 GMT


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(dxx) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2022-02-05 20:08:58 GMT


  1. How do I group values from a file into a hash according to specific Regular Expressions in Perl? - [4/1]
  2. Perl list in boolean (scalar) context in while loop - [3/2]
  3. What is the correct onliner for a column filter expression using Perl? - [2/3]
  4. Perl Sorting Hash by Value of Value - [2/2]
  5. Dogecoin Address generation - Address not valid - [2/1]