(cdxcvii) 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: 2.413 on 2024-05-23, with 14 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.410 was 19 days before
   • Author: KUERBIS
2. App::Netdisco - An open source web-based network management tool.
   • Version: 2.076005 on 2024-05-20, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.076004 was 17 days before
   • Author: OLIVER
3. Devel::CheckOS - a script to package Devel::AssertOS modules with your code.
   • Version: 2.04 on 2024-05-22, with 17 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.02 was 7 days before
   • Author: DCANTRELL
4. Dist::Zilla - distribution builder; installer not included!
   • Version: 6.032 on 2024-05-25, with 184 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 6.031 was 6 months, 4 days before
   • Author: RJBS
5. MCE - Many-Core Engine for Perl providing parallel processing capabilities
   • Version: 1.890 on 2024-05-24, with 103 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.889 was 8 months, 11 days before
   • Author: MARIOROY
6. MCE::Shared - MCE extension for sharing data supporting threads and processes
   • Version: 1.887 on 2024-05-24, with 15 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.886 was 8 months, 11 days before
   • Author: MARIOROY
7. Minion::Backend::mysql - MySQL backend
   • Version: 1.006 on 2024-05-22, with 13 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.005 was 16 days before
   • Author: PREACTION
8. Object::Remote - Call methods on objects in other processes or on other hosts
   • Version: 0.004004 on 2024-05-23, with 20 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.004001 was 4 years, 5 months, 26 days before
   • Author: HAARG

(dcxi) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2024-05-25 20:02:08 GMT

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1. Empty `vec()` is not False - [2/3]
2. Why does making an assignment inside an if statement evaluate differently from making the assignment beforehand - [2/1]
3. DBIx::Class, dbicdump and table prefix - [1/2]
4. Perl - semicolon in a password for DB connection makes app fail - [1/1]
5. Is it possible to set an inflated password column with DBIx::Class::PassphraseColumn as undef / NULL? - [1/0]

(cdxcvi) 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. Devel::CheckOS - a script to package Devel::AssertOS modules with your code.
   • Version: 2.02 on 2024-05-15, with 17 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.01 was 13 days before
   • Author: DCANTRELL
2. Log::Contextual - Simple logging interface with a contextual log
   • Version: 0.009000 on 2024-05-15, with 13 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.008001 was 6 years, 3 months, 27 days before
   • Author: HAARG
3. MetaCPAN::Client - A comprehensive, DWIM-featured client to the MetaCPAN API
   • Version: 2.032000 on 2024-05-15, with 25 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.031001 was 2 months, 4 days before
   • Author: MICKEY
4. Mojolicious - Real-time web framework
   • Version: 9.37 on 2024-05-13, with 497 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 9.36 was 2 months, 5 days before
   • Author: SRI
5. PDF::API2 - Create, modify, and examine PDF files
   • Version: 2.047 on 2024-05-18, with 30 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.045 was 7 months, 23 days before
   • Author: SSIMMS
6. Sub::Override - Perl extension for easily overriding subroutines
   • Version: 0.11 on 2024-05-14, with 15 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.10 was 5 months, 9 days before
   • Author: MVSJES

(cdxcv) 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. DBD::Oracle - Oracle database driver for the DBI module
   • Version: 1.90 on 2024-05-07, with 31 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.83 was 2 years, 3 months, 21 days before
   • Author: ZARQUON
2. Firefox::Marionette - Automate the Firefox browser with the Marionette protocol
   • Version: 1.57 on 2024-05-06, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.77 was 4 years, 9 months, 30 days before
   • Author: DDICK
3. Minion::Backend::mysql - MySQL backend
   • Version: 1.005 on 2024-05-06, with 13 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.004 was 6 months, 6 days before
   • Author: PREACTION
4. Path::Tiny - File path utility
   • Version: 0.146 on 2024-05-08, with 188 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.144 was 1 year, 5 months, 7 days before
   • Author: DAGOLDEN
5. PDL - Perl Data Language
   • Version: 2.089 on 2024-05-11, with 52 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.088 was 20 days before
   • Author: ETJ
6. Perl::Tidy - indent and reformat perl scripts
   • Version: 20240511 on 2024-05-10, with 140 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 20240202 was 3 months, 9 days before
   • Author: SHANCOCK
7. Prima - a Perl graphic toolkit
   • Version: 1.73 on 2024-05-09, with 43 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.72 was 3 months, 9 days before
   • Author: KARASIK
8. SPVM - The SPVM Language
   • Version: 0.990006 on 2024-05-09, with 31 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.990003 was 8 days before
   • Author: KIMOTO

(dcx) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2024-05-12 07:32:36 GMT

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1. Is there a Perl module / a simple way to wrap methods of an object in a subroutine? - [2/3]
2. Is it possible to optionally match paired quotations marks (before and after a string)? - [1/2]
3. Perl break out of while loop, print a result, then restart the loop - [1/2]
4. APR.c: loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched (got handshake key 0xeb00080, needed 0xce00080) - [1/1]
5. Reusing grid coordinates in perl Tk - [1/1]

(cdxciv) 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::cpm - a fast CPAN module installer
   • Version: 0.997017 on 2024-04-28, with 72 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.997015 was 3 months, 24 days before
   • Author: SKAJI
2. App::DBBrowser - Browse SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL databases and their tables interactively.
   • Version: 2.410 on 2024-05-04, with 14 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.407 was 1 month, 24 days before
   • Author: KUERBIS
3. App::Netdisco - An open source web-based network management tool.
   • Version: 2.076004 on 2024-05-03, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.076001 was 9 days before
   • Author: OLIVER
4. CPAN::Audit - Audit CPAN distributions for known vulnerabilities
   • Version: 20240503.001 on 2024-05-03, with 13 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 20240414.001 was 18 days before
   • Author: BDFOY
5. CPAN::Changes - Parser for CPAN style change logs
   • Version: 0.500004 on 2024-05-02, with 32 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.500003 was 2 months, 9 days before
   • Author: HAARG
6. DBD::mysql - A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)
   • Version: 5.005 on 2024-05-01, with 55 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 5.004 was 1 month, 13 days before
   • Author: DVEEDEN
7. DBIx::DataModel - UML-based Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) framework
   • Version: 3.11 on 2024-04-28, with 12 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 3.10 was 1 month, 17 days before
   • Author: DAMI
8. Devel::CheckOS - a script to package Devel::AssertOS modules with your code.
   • Version: 2.01 on 2024-05-02, with 17 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.96 was 1 year, 2 months, 26 days before
   • Author: DCANTRELL
9. Email::MIME - easy MIME message handling
   • Version: 1.954 on 2024-05-02, with 20 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.953 was 1 year, 3 months, 24 days before
   • Author: RJBS
10. GD - Perl interface to the libgd graphics library
    • Version: 2.81 on 2024-05-03, with 28 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.78 was 9 months, 30 days before
    • Author: RURBAN
11. Module::Build::Tiny - A tiny replacement for Module::Build
    • Version: 0.048 on 2024-04-28, with 16 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.047 was 7 months before
    • Author: LEONT
12. Net::DNS - Perl Interface to the Domain Name System
    • Version: 1.45 on 2024-05-02, with 26 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.44 was 2 months, 16 days before
    • Author: NLNETLABS
13. PerlPowerTools - BSD utilities written in pure Perl
    • Version: 1.045 on 2024-04-30, with 39 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.044 was 1 month, 27 days before
    • Author: BRIANDFOY
14. SPVM - The SPVM Language
    • Version: 0.990003 on 2024-05-01, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.990001 was 5 days before
    • Author: KIMOTO
15. Syntax::Keyword::Match - a match/case syntax for perl
    • Version: 0.14 on 2024-04-30, with 12 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.13 was 9 months, 10 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
16. Term::Choose - Choose items from a list interactively.
    • Version: 1.765 on 2024-05-02, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.764 was 12 days before
    • Author: KUERBIS
17. version - Structured version objects
    • Version: 0.9932 on 2024-04-28, with 21 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.9931 was 1 day before
    • Author: LEONT