30 sept 2023

(cdlxiii) 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. App::DBBrowser - Browse SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL databases and their tables interactively.
    • Version: 2.342 on 2023-09-28, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.341 was 8 days before
    • Author: KUERBIS
  2. App::Netdisco - An open source web-based network management tool.
    • Version: 2.067002 on 2023-09-27, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.066000 was 8 days before
    • Author: OLIVER
  3. HTTP::Message - HTTP style message (base class)
    • Version: 6.45 on 2023-09-27, with 63 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 6.44 was 11 months, 1 day before
    • Author: OALDERS
  4. Math::BigInt - Pure Perl module to test Math::BigInt with scalars
    • Version: 1.999842 on 2023-09-27, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.999841 was 5 days before
    • Author: PJACKLAM
  5. Module::Build::Tiny - A tiny replacement for Module::Build
    • Version: 0.047 on 2023-09-28, with 16 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.046 was 3 months, 27 days before
    • Author: LEONT
  6. Module::ScanDeps - Recursively scan Perl code for dependencies
    • Version: 1.34 on 2023-09-24, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.33 was 1 month, 20 days before
    • Author: RSCHUPP
  7. PDF::API2 - Create, modify, and examine PDF files
    • Version: 2.045 on 2023-09-25, with 29 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.044 was 10 months, 9 days before
    • Author: SSIMMS
  8. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989047 on 2023-09-30, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989044 was 10 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO

23 sept 2023

(cdlxii) 12 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::DBBrowser - Browse SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL databases and their tables interactively.
    • Version: 2.341 on 2023-09-20, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.340 was 25 days before
    • Author: KUERBIS
  2. App::Netdisco - An open source web-based network management tool.
    • Version: 2.066000 on 2023-09-19, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.065002 was 16 days before
    • Author: OLIVER
  3. DBD::SQLite - Self Contained SQLite RDBMS in a DBI Driver
    • Version: 1.74 on 2023-09-19, with 101 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.72 was 10 months, 16 days before
    • Author: ISHIGAKI
  4. Math::BigInt - Pure Perl module to test Math::BigInt with scalars
    • Version: 1.999841 on 2023-09-22, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.999839 was 2 months, 8 days before
    • Author: PJACKLAM
  5. Minion::Backend::mysql - MySQL backend
    • Version: 1.003 on 2023-09-21, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.002 was 10 days before
    • Author: PREACTION
  6. Module::CoreList - what modules shipped with versions of perl
    • Version: 5.20230920 on 2023-09-20, with 43 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 5.20230820 was 1 month before
    • Author: BINGOS
  7. Net::Curl - Perl interface for libcurl
    • Version: 0.55 on 2023-09-20, with 17 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.54 was 3 months, 4 days before
    • Author: SYP
  8. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
    • Version: 0.803 on 2023-09-20, with 41 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.802 was 29 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
  9. PerlPowerTools - BSD utilities written in pure Perl
    • Version: 1.039 on 2023-09-22, with 37 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.038 was 26 days before
    • Author: BDFOY
  10. PPI - Parse, Analyze and Manipulate Perl (without perl)
    • Version: 1.277 on 2023-09-22, with 57 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.276 was 1 year, 2 months, 3 days before
    • Author: MITHALDU
  11. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989044 on 2023-09-20, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989042 was 6 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  12. Text::CSV_XS - Comma-Separated Values manipulation routines
    • Version: 1.52 on 2023-09-21, with 99 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.51 was 1 month, 14 days before
    • Author: HMBRAND

(dlxvii) metacpan weekly report - Mojo::IOLoop::ReadWriteProcess

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 45

Week's winner: Mojo::IOLoop::ReadWriteProcess (+3)

Build date: 2023/09/23 20:12:50 GMT


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(dxcv) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2023-09-23 20:11:27 GMT


  1. Return to old behavior for Perl hash randomization - [3/2]
  2. Performance of deep recursion versus tail recursion - [3/0]
  3. How to skip the rest in perl as next in awk? - [2/3]
  4. Perl to set/reset 8th bit on string - [2/2]
  5. Get "Inappropriate ioctl for device" when using Perl - [2/2]

17 sept 2023

(cdlxi) 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. CBOR::XS - Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR, RFC7049)
    • Version: 1.87 on 2023-09-10, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.86 was 1 year, 10 months, 6 days before
    • Author: MLEHMANN
  2. MCE - Many-Core Engine for Perl providing parallel processing capabilities
    • Version: 1.889 on 2023-09-13, with 102 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.888 was 2 months, 22 days before
    • Author: MARIOROY
  3. MCE::Shared - MCE extension for sharing data supporting threads and processes
    • Version: 1.886 on 2023-09-13, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.885 was 3 months, 4 days before
    • Author: MARIOROY
  4. Minion::Backend::mysql - MySQL backend
    • Version: 1.002 on 2023-09-11, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.001 was 11 months, 6 days before
    • Author: PREACTION
  5. Mojolicious - Real-time web framework
    • Version: 9.34 on 2023-09-11, with 490 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 9.33 was 2 months, 27 days before
    • Author: SRI
  6. Perl::Tidy - indent and reformat perl scripts
    • Version: 20230912 on 2023-09-12, with 136 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 20230909 was 4 days before
    • Author: SHANCOCK
  7. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989042 on 2023-09-14, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989041 was 5 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  8. Starman - High-performance preforking PSGI/Plack web server
    • Version: 0.4017 on 2023-09-13, with 114 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.4016 was 1 year before
    • Author: MIYAGAWA
  9. Teng - very simple DBI wrapper/ORMapper
    • Version: 0.34 on 2023-09-14, with 26 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.33 was 1 year, 2 months, 23 days before
    • Author: ANATOFUZ
  10. Test2::Suite - Distribution with a rich set of tools built upon the Test2 framework.
    • Version: 0.000156 on 2023-09-13, with 44 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.000155 was 4 months, 15 days before
    • Author: EXODIST
  11. version - Structured version objects
    • Version: 0.9930 on 2023-09-11, with 21 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.9929 was 2 years, 4 months, 25 days before
    • Author: LEONT

(dxciv) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2023-09-17 06:42:34 GMT


  1. Why are "1...2" and "1....2" not syntax errors? - [18/2]
  2. What is the difference between $var[1] and @var[1]? - [4/2]
  3. How does one consistently set rpath on a dynamic library and compile time? - [3/1]
  4. Reverse dump of a compact string into variable in Perl - [2/2]
  5. CGI::param called in list context and Undefined subroutine &CGI::Plus::randword called errors - [2/2]

9 sept 2023

(cdlx) 12 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: 2.065002 on 2023-09-03, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.065001 was 21 days before
    • Author: OLIVER
  2. CPAN::Mini - create a minimal mirror of CPAN
    • Version: 1.111017 on 2023-09-03, with 42 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.111016 was 9 years, 26 days before
    • Author: RJBS
  3. Firefox::Marionette - Automate the Firefox browser with the Marionette protocol
    • Version: 1.44 on 2023-09-03, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.77 was 4 years, 1 month, 27 days before
    • Author: DDICK
  4. Future::AsyncAwait - deferred subroutine syntax for futures
    • Version: 0.66 on 2023-09-08, with 47 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.65 was 5 months, 22 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
  5. HTTP::BrowserDetect - Determine Web browser, version, and platform from an HTTP user agent string
    • Version: 3.39 on 2023-09-08, with 22 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 3.38 was 6 months, 5 days before
    • Author: OALDERS
  6. Number::Phone - base class for Number::Phone::* modules
    • Version: 4.0000 on 2023-09-03, with 16 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 3.9002 was 2 months, 19 days before
    • Author: DCANTRELL
  7. Perl::Tidy - indent and reformat perl scripts
    • Version: 20230909 on 2023-09-08, with 136 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 20230701 was 2 months, 7 days before
    • Author: SHANCOCK
  8. Prima - a Perl graphic toolkit
    • Version: 1.70 on 2023-09-03, with 43 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.69 was 3 months, 4 days before
    • Author: KARASIK
  9. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989041 on 2023-09-09, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989038 was 11 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  10. Sys::Virt - libvirt Perl API
    • Version: v9.7.0 on 2023-09-07, with 17 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: v9.4.0 was 3 months, 5 days before
    • Author: DANBERR
  11. Tickit - Terminal Interface Construction KIT
    • Version: 0.74 on 2023-09-04, with 27 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.73 was 1 year, 9 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
  12. Web::Query - Yet another scraping library like jQuery
    • Version: 1.00 on 2023-09-06, with 30 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.39 was 5 years, 16 days before
    • Author: YANICK

(dlxvi) metacpan weekly report - Mojolicious

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 78

Week's winner: Mojolicious (+3)

Build date: 2023/09/09 20:34:42 GMT


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(dxcii) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2023-09-09 20:30:45 GMT


  1. Perl's "Package::->method()" (colon-colon-arrow) notation - [5/1]
  2. Randomize txt file in Linux but guarantee no repetition of lines - [4/7]
  3. multi-line string substitution only if group matches - [3/1]
  4. Pod link L<Module::Subfile> does not link to lib/Module/Subfile.pod - [3/1]
  5. How to protect Perl program from abort() call in a module? - [3/0]

2 sept 2023

(cdlix) 6 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. DBM::Deep - A pure perl multi-level hash/array DBM that supports transactions
    • Version: 2.0017 on 2023-09-01, with 27 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.0016 was 5 years, 3 months, 12 days before
    • Author: DCANTRELL
  2. Glib - Perl wrappers for the GLib utility and Object libraries
    • Version: 1.3294 on 2023-08-28, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.3293 was 3 years, 2 months, 22 days before
    • Author: XAOC
  3. Glib::Object::Introspection - Dynamically create Perl language bindings
    • Version: 0.051 on 2023-08-28, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.050 was 5 months, 1 day before
    • Author: XAOC
  4. Net::DNS - Perl Interface to the Domain Name System
    • Version: 1.40 on 2023-08-30, with 26 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.39 was 2 months, 29 days before
    • Author: NLNETLABS
  5. PerlPowerTools - BSD utilities written in pure Perl
    • Version: 1.038 on 2023-08-27, with 37 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.037 was 27 days before
    • Author: BDFOY
  6. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989038 on 2023-08-29, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989035 was 13 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO