25 nov 2023

(cdlxxi) 17 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: 2.070003 on 2023-11-24, with 16 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.070001 was 9 days before
    • Author: OLIVER
  2. DBIx::DataModel - UML-based Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) framework
    • Version: 3.06 on 2023-11-22, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 3.05 was 3 months, 27 days before
    • Author: DAMI
  3. Dist::Zilla - distribution builder; installer not included!
    • Version: 6.031 on 2023-11-21, with 183 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 6.030 was 10 months, 2 days before
    • Author: RJBS
  4. Getopt::Long::Descriptive - Getopt::Long, but simpler and more powerful
    • Version: 0.112 on 2023-11-21, with 54 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.111 was 10 months, 20 days before
    • Author: RJBS
  5. Image::ExifTool - Read and write meta information
    • Version: 12.70 on 2023-11-19, with 40 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 12.60 was 7 months, 14 days before
    • Author: EXIFTOOL
  6. Math::BigInt - Pure Perl module to test Math::BigInt with scalars
    • Version: 2.001001 on 2023-11-21, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.001000 was 8 days before
    • Author: PJACKLAM
  7. Minion - Job queue
    • Version: 10.27 on 2023-11-20, with 102 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 10.26 was 10 days before
    • Author: SRI
  8. Module::CoreList - what modules shipped with versions of perl
    • Version: 5.20231120 on 2023-11-20, with 43 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 5.20231025 was 26 days before
    • Author: BINGOS
  9. perl 5.36.2 - The Perl 5 language interpreter
    • Version: 5.036002 on 2023-11-25, with 419 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 5.36.1 was 1 year, 7 months, 2 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
  10. perl 5.38.1 - The Perl 5 language interpreter
    • Version: 5.038001 on 2023-11-25, with 419 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 5.38.0 was 4 months, 23 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
  11. PerlPowerTools - BSD utilities written in pure Perl
    • Version: 1.041 on 2023-11-24, with 37 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.040 was 1 month, 22 days before
    • Author: BDFOY
  12. Software::License - packages that provide templated software licenses
    • Version: 0.104005 on 2023-11-21, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.104004 was 5 months, 28 days before
    • Author: RJBS
  13. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989063 on 2023-11-22, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989061 was 8 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  14. SQL::Abstract::More - extension of SQL::Abstract with more constructs and more flexible API
    • Version: 1.40 on 2023-11-20, with 21 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.39 was 1 year, 3 months, 29 days before
    • Author: DAMI
  15. Sub::Exporter - a sophisticated exporter for custom-built routines
    • Version: 0.991 on 2023-11-24, with 36 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.990 was 4 months, 2 days before
    • Author: RJBS
  16. Text::CSV_XS - Comma-Separated Values manipulation routines
    • Version: 1.53 on 2023-11-23, with 99 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.52 was 2 months, 2 days before
    • Author: HMBRAND
  17. WWW::Mechanize::Chrome - automate the Chrome browser
    • Version: 0.72 on 2023-11-21, with 21 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.71 was 6 months, 29 days before
    • Author: CORION

(dxcix) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2023-11-25 20:24:18 GMT


  1. Why does =~ only evaluate once? - [6/3]
  2. Perl: Sorting multilevel hash with values from inner hash when using Data::Dumper - [3/1]
  3. Why is `sort List::Util::uniq(BAR, BAZ);` different from `sort &List::Util::uniq(BAR, BAZ);` - [2/2]
  4. Perl Text::CSV_XS treats comment as data when it is the last line - [2/1]
  5. Replace all multiple double forward slashes with single forward slash - [1/2]

18 nov 2023

(cdlxx) 10 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: 2.070001 on 2023-11-15, with 16 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.068001 was 14 days before
    • Author: OLIVER
  2. DBM::Deep - A pure perl multi-level hash/array DBM that supports transactions
    • Version: 2.0019 on 2023-11-12, with 28 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.0018 was 4 days before
    • Author: DCANTRELL
  3. Firefox::Marionette - Automate the Firefox browser with the Marionette protocol
    • Version: 1.49 on 2023-11-18, with 14 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.77 was 4 years, 4 months, 11 days before
    • Author: DDICK
  4. Git::Hooks - Framework for implementing Git (and Gerrit) hooks
    • Version: 3.6.0 on 2023-11-16, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 3.5.0 was 9 months, 8 days before
    • Author: GNUSTAVO
  5. Imager - Perl extension for Generating 24 bit Images
    • Version: 1.020 on 2023-11-12, with 62 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.019 was 1 year, 4 months, 3 days before
    • Author: TONYC
  6. Math::BigInt - Pure Perl module to test Math::BigInt with scalars
    • Version: 2.001000 on 2023-11-13, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.000000 was 13 days before
    • Author: PJACKLAM
  7. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
    • Version: 0.806 on 2023-11-14, with 41 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.805 was 25 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
  8. Regexp::Debugger - Visually debug regexes in-place
    • Version: 0.002007 on 2023-11-18, with 55 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.002006 was 3 years, 2 months, 6 days before
    • Author: DCONWAY
  9. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989061 on 2023-11-14, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989060 was 4 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  10. Sys::Virt - libvirt Perl API
    • Version: v9.8.0 on 2023-11-15, with 17 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: v9.7.0 was 2 months, 8 days before
    • Author: DANBERR

(dlxxii) metacpan weekly report

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 41

This week there isn't any remarkable distribution

Build date: 2023/11/18 21:00:04 GMT


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11 nov 2023

(cdlxix) 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. Catmandu - a data toolkit
    • Version: 1.2021 on 2023-11-06, with 22 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.2020 was 8 months, 26 days before
    • Author: HOCHSTEN
  2. DateTime - A date and time object for Perl
    • Version: 1.65 on 2023-11-06, with 211 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.63 was 15 days before
    • Author: DROLSKY
  3. DBM::Deep - A pure perl multi-level hash/array DBM that supports transactions
    • Version: 2.0018 on 2023-11-08, with 28 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.0017 was 2 months, 10 days before
    • Author: DCANTRELL
  4. Encode - character encodings in Perl
    • Version: 3.20 on 2023-11-10, with 59 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 3.19 was 1 year, 3 months, 6 days before
    • Author: DANKOGAI
  5. Getopt::Long - Module to handle parsing command line options
    • Version: 2.57 on 2023-11-11, with 119 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.54 was 11 months, 24 days before
    • Author: JV
  6. IO::Socket::SSL - Nearly transparent SSL encapsulation for IO::Socket::INET.
    • Version: 2.084 on 2023-11-06, with 47 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.083 was 5 months, 19 days before
    • Author: SULLR
  7. Minion - Job queue
    • Version: 10.26 on 2023-11-10, with 102 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 10.25 was 1 year, 4 months, 16 days before
    • Author: SRI
  8. Module::ScanDeps - Recursively scan Perl code for dependencies
    • Version: 1.35 on 2023-11-05, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.34 was 1 month, 11 days before
    • Author: RSCHUPP
  9. Spreadsheet::Read - Meta-Wrapper for reading spreadsheet data
    • Version: 0.88 on 2023-11-07, with 30 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.87 was 8 months, 13 days before
    • Author: HMBRAND
  10. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989060 on 2023-11-10, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989058 was 10 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  11. YAML::PP - YAML 1.2 Processor
    • Version: v0.37.0 on 2023-11-09, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.036 was 5 months, 30 days before
    • Author: TINITA

4 nov 2023

(cdlxviii) 10 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: 2.068001 on 2023-11-01, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.068000 was 5 days before
    • Author: OLIVER
  2. CGI - Handle Common Gateway Interface requests and responses
    • Version: 4.60 on 2023-11-01, with 42 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 4.59 was 30 days before
    • Author: LEEJO
  3. Math::BigInt - Pure Perl module to test Math::BigInt with scalars
    • Version: 2.000000 on 2023-10-31, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.999842 was 1 month, 4 days before
    • Author: PJACKLAM
  4. MetaCPAN::Client - A comprehensive, DWIM-featured client to the MetaCPAN API
    • Version: 2.031000 on 2023-10-31, with 24 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.030000 was 1 year, 2 months, 9 days before
    • Author: MICKEY
  5. Minion::Backend::mysql - MySQL backend
    • Version: 1.004 on 2023-10-31, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.003 was 1 month, 10 days before
    • Author: PREACTION
  6. PAR - Perl Archive Toolkit
    • Version: 1.019 on 2023-11-01, with 19 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.018 was 1 year, 1 month, 3 days before
    • Author: RSCHUPP
  7. Pod::Markdown - Convert POD to Markdown
    • Version: 3.400 on 2023-10-29, with 32 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 3.300 was 2 years, 11 months, 29 days before
    • Author: RWSTAUNER
  8. Prima - a Perl graphic toolkit
    • Version: 1.71 on 2023-10-29, with 43 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.70 was 1 month, 26 days before
    • Author: KARASIK
  9. SPVM - SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.989058 on 2023-10-31, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.989055 was 4 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
  10. Text::MultiMarkdown - Convert MultiMarkdown syntax to (X)HTML
    • Version: 1.002 on 2023-10-31, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.001 was 2 months, 23 days before
    • Author: BDFOY

(dlxxi) metacpan weekly report - perl

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 30

Week's winner: perl (+2)

Build date: 2023/11/04 20:52:59 GMT


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(dxcviii) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2023-11-04 20:50:57 GMT


  1. Hash sort using the values - [3/2]
  2. Perl conda recipe installation path - [2/0]
  3. Perl Script: Neet to write a pattern based script to replace the values using perl - [1/1]
  4. how to install koha testing docker on windows? - [1/0]
  5. Perl DBI cannot connect on localhost, but mysql client can - [1/0]