(dxi) 15 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: 2.078000 on 2024-08-27, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.077011 was 4 days before
   • Author: OLIVER
2. CPAN - query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites
   • Version: 2.37 on 2024-08-30, with 38 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.36 was 1 year, 3 months, 16 days before
   • Author: ANDK
3. CPAN::Audit - Audit CPAN distributions for known vulnerabilities
   • Version: 20240826.002 on 2024-08-26, with 14 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 20240824.003 was 2 days before
   • Author: BDFOY
4. Future::AsyncAwait - deferred subroutine syntax for futures
   • Version: 0.68 on 2024-08-29, with 48 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.67 was 10 days before
   • Author: PEVANS
5. IO::Compress - IO Interface to compressed data files/buffers
   • Version: 2.213 on 2024-08-28, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.212 was 4 months, 1 day before
   • Author: PMQS
6. IO::Socket::SSL - Nearly transparent SSL encapsulation for IO::Socket::INET.
   • Version: 2.089 on 2024-08-29, with 49 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.088 was 1 month, 15 days before
   • Author: SULLR
7. lazy - Lazily install missing Perl modules
   • Version: 1.000000 on 2024-08-29, with 14 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.000009 was 6 years, 1 month, 3 days before
   • Author: OALDERS
8. Module::CoreList - what modules shipped with versions of perl
   • Version: 5.20240829 on 2024-08-29, with 43 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 5.20240720 was 1 month, 9 days before
   • Author: BINGOS
9. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
   • Version: 0.812 on 2024-08-29, with 44 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.811 was 8 days before
   • Author: PEVANS
10. Parallel::ForkManager - A simple parallel processing fork manager
    • Version: 2.03 on 2024-08-24, with 96 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.02 was 5 years, 10 months, 17 days before
    • Author: YANICK
11. RxPerl - an implementation of Reactive Extensions / rxjs for Perl
    • Version: v6.29.8 on 2024-08-27, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: v6.29.7 was 3 days before
    • Author: KARJALA
12. Spreadsheet::Read - Meta-Wrapper for reading spreadsheet data
    • Version: 0.91 on 2024-08-27, with 31 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.90 was 6 months, 14 days before
    • Author: HMBRAND
13. Syntax::Keyword::Try - a try/catch/finally syntax for perl
    • Version: 0.30 on 2024-08-29, with 42 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.29 was 1 year, 1 month, 16 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
14. Test::MockModule - Override subroutines in a module for unit testing
    • Version: v0.179.0 on 2024-08-29, with 17 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: v0.178.0 was 4 months, 3 days before
    • Author: GFRANKS
15. version - Structured version objects
    • Version: 0.9933 on 2024-08-26, with 21 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.9932 was 3 months, 28 days before
    • Author: LEONT

(dx) 19 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: 2.077011 on 2024-08-23, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.076006 was 13 days before
   • Author: OLIVER
2. Clone - recursively copy Perl datatypes
   • Version: 0.47 on 2024-08-17, with 30 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.47 was 1 year, 9 months, 29 days before
   • Author: ATOOMIC
3. CPAN::Audit - Audit CPAN distributions for known vulnerabilities
   • Version: 20240824.003 on 2024-08-24, with 14 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 20240718.001 was 1 month, 6 days before
   • Author: BDFOY
4. DBI - Database independent interface for Perl
   • Version: 1.644 on 2024-08-23, with 273 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.643 was 4 years, 6 months, 23 days before
   • Author: HMBRAND
5. Dios - Declarative Inside-Out Syntax
   • Version: 0.002013 on 2024-08-18, with 24 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.002012 was 2 years, 6 months, 14 days before
   • Author: DCONWAY
6. Feersum - A PSGI engine for Perl based on EV/libev
   • Version: 1.500 on 2024-08-23, with 12 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.410 was 3 years, 8 months, 18 days before
   • Author: EGOR
7. FFI::Platypus - Write Perl bindings to non-Perl libraries with FFI. No XS required.
   • Version: 2.09 on 2024-08-19, with 65 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.08 was 1 year, 3 months, 14 days before
   • Author: PLICEASE
8. Future::AsyncAwait - deferred subroutine syntax for futures
   • Version: 0.67 on 2024-08-19, with 48 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.66 was 11 months, 11 days before
   • Author: PEVANS
9. Graph - graph data structures and algorithms
   • Version: 0.9731 on 2024-08-23, with 27 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.9729 was 1 month, 25 days before
   • Author: ETJ
10. MCE - Many-Core Engine for Perl providing parallel processing capabilities
    • Version: 1.898 on 2024-08-21, with 104 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.897 was 2 months, 1 day before
    • Author: MARIOROY
11. MCE::Shared - MCE extension for sharing data supporting threads and processes
    • Version: 1.892 on 2024-08-21, with 15 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.891 was 2 months, 1 day before
    • Author: MARIOROY
12. Mojolicious - Real-time web framework
    • Version: 9.38 on 2024-08-17, with 497 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 9.38 was 3 months, 5 days before
    • Author: SRI
13. Net::DNS - Perl Interface to the Domain Name System
    • Version: 1.46 on 2024-08-19, with 27 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.45 was 3 months, 17 days before
    • Author: NLNETLABS
14. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
    • Version: 0.811 on 2024-08-21, with 44 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.810 was 11 days before
    • Author: PEVANS
15. PDL - Perl Data Language
    • Version: 2.090 on 2024-08-23, with 56 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 2.089 was 3 months, 12 days before
    • Author: ETJ
16. PPI - Parse, Analyze and Manipulate Perl (without perl)
    • Version: 1.279 on 2024-08-23, with 60 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.278 was 5 months, 12 days before
    • Author: MITHALDU
17. Prima - a Perl graphic toolkit
    • Version: 1.74 on 2024-08-19, with 43 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.73 was 3 months, 10 days before
    • Author: KARASIK
18. RxPerl - an implementation of Reactive Extensions / rxjs for Perl
    • Version: v6.29.7 on 2024-08-24, with 13 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: v6.29.4 was 18 days before
    • Author: KARJALA
19. Syntax::Keyword::Junction - Comparisons against multiple values
    • Version: 0.003009 on 2024-08-20, with 14 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 0.003008 was 10 years, 1 month, 13 days before
    • Author: HAARG

(dlxxxix) metacpan weekly report - Data::Checks

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 104

Week's winner (+4): Data::Checks

Build date: 2024/08/24 10:11:53 GMT

Clicked for first time:

• Acme::Pi - Mmm, pie
• Acrux - Southern crucis constellation for your applications
• Captcha::reCAPTCHA::V3 - A Perl implementation of reCAPTCHA API version v3
• Date::Range::Birth - range of birthday for an age
• DateTime::Locale::FromCLDR - DateTime Localised Data from Unicode CLDR
• DateTime::Span::Birthdate - Date span of birthdays for an age
• Linux::loadavg - Get system load averages (via getloadavg(3C) system call)
• Locale::Unicode::Data - Unicode CLDR SQL Data
• Museum::MetropolitanMuseumArt - A simple interface to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's API
• Museum::Rijksmuseum::Object - Access the Rijksmuseum object metadata API
• Net::OpenSSH::More - Net::OpenSSH submodule with many useful features
• Net::Prometheus::Pushgateway - client module for pushing metrics to prometheus exporter (pushgateway, prometheus aggregation gateway)
• Physics::RayTransfer - Object-oriented ray transfer analysis
• Plack::Auth::SSO::OIDC - implementation of OpenID Connect for Plack::Auth::SSO
• Plack::Middleware::Auth::OAuth2 - Plack OAuth2 middleware.
• Set::Relation - A relation data type
• String::License - detect source code license statements in a text string
• String::Mask::XS - mask sensitive data faster
• Syntax::Operator::Matches - match::simple but as a real infix operator
• TAP::Formatter::Camelcade - TAP Formatter for the TeamCity format
• Whelk - A friendly API framework based on Kelp
• Win32::SqlServer - Access SQL Server from Perl via OLE DB

Increasing its reputation:

• AI::TensorFlow::Libtensorflow (+1=7)
• CAD::Mesh3D (+1=2)
• CryptX (+1=51)
• Dancer2 (+1=137)
• Dash (+1=11)
• Data::Checks (+4=4)
• Data::Dump (+1=41)
• DateTime (+2=218)
• DateTime::Format::Duration (+1=5)
• DateTime::Format::Human::Duration (+1=9)
• DB_File (+1=7)
• Devel::Cover (+1=102)
• Devel::DumpTrace (+1=8)
• Devel::IPerl (+1=25)
• Devel::NYTProf (+1=191)
• Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Test::CheckManifest (+1=3)
• Dpkg (+1=4)
• e (+1=2)
• File::Path (+1=47)
• File::Slurper (+1=42)
• GD (+1=29)
• Geo::Coder::OpenCage (+1=2)
• Getopt::Long::Descriptive (+1=58)
• GitHub::Crud (+1=2)
• GitLab::API::v4 (+1=10)
• HTML::FormHandler (+1=44)
• HTML::SocialMeta (+2=3)
• HTTP::OAI (+1=4)
• IPC::MicroSocket (+2=2)
• JSON::MaybeXS (+1=47)
• Kwalify (+2=4)
• Module::Load::Conditional (+1=8)
• Mojolicious (+3=498)
• Mojolicious::Plugin::Ical (+1=2)
• Moose (+1=331)
• MooseX::YAML (+1=3)
• Net::DNS (+1=27)
• Net::Prometheus (+1=11)
• Net::RDAP (+1=3)
• OAI::Harvester (+1=4)
• Object::Pad (+1=44)
• Object::Pad::Operator::Of (+2=2)
• PDF::Data (+1=3)
• PDL (+1=56)
• Perl::LanguageServer (+1=30)
• PerlX::Assert (+1=8)
• PLS (+1=15)
• Proc::ProcessTable (+1=21)
• PSGI (+1=53)
• Redis (+1=42)
• RPC::XML (+1=5)
• RxPerl (+1=13)
• Set::Scalar (+1=20)
• Set::Tiny (+1=5)
• SPVM (+1=33)
• Starman (+1=117)
• Switch::Right (+1=2)
• Syntax::Keyword::Match (+1=14)
• System::Info (+1=5)
• Test::CheckManifest (+1=6)
• Test::Strict (+1=3)
• Test::Warnings (+1=16)
• Text::Trim (+1=7)
• threads (+1=14)
• Tie::File (+1=15)
• UniEvent (+1=4)
• UV (+1=13)
• Valiant (+1=4)
• WebService::HabitRPG (+1=6)
• WWW::Telegram::BotAPI (+1=15)
• YAML::Active (+1=2)
• Yancy (+1=44)

(dcxvi) stackoverflow perl report

These are the five most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2024-08-24 10:08:38 GMT

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1. Odd Devel::Cover "Condition" Coverage with Or (||) & Defined-Or (//) Operators - [3/1]
2. Testing -t STDIN vs -t <STDIN> - [3/1]
3. VSCode debugger runs Perl scripts in an (almost) empty environment - [2/0]
4. Why does Perl behave as if a deep copy wasn't made only when using <<>>? - [1/3]
5. Could someone please explain this Perl method? - [1/1]

(dix) 9 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: 2.077005 on 2024-08-16, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.076006 was 6 days before
   • Author: OLIVER
2. CPAN::Reporter - Adds CPAN Testers reporting to CPAN.pm
   • Version: 1.2020 on 2024-08-13, with 12 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.2019 was 1 year, 3 months, 12 days before
   • Author: GARU
3. Minilla - CPAN module authoring tool
   • Version: v3.1.25 on 2024-08-11, with 61 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: v3.1.24 was 16 days before
   • Author: SKAJI
4. Mojolicious - Real-time web framework
   • Version: 9.38 on 2024-08-17, with 497 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 9.37 was 3 months, 4 days before
   • Author: SRI
5. parent - Establish an ISA relationship with base classes at compile time
   • Version: 0.242 on 2024-08-13, with 25 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.241 was 1 year, 5 months, 27 days before
   • Author: CORION
6. Regexp::Common - Provide commonly requested regular expressions
   • Version: v1.0.0 on 2024-08-12, with 57 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2024080801 was before
   • Author: ARFREITAS
7. Test::Harness - contributing to TAP::Harness
   • Version: 3.50 on 2024-08-13, with 62 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 3.48 was 10 months, 11 days before
   • Author: LEONT
8. Test::Simple - Basic utilities for writing tests.
   • Version: 1.302201 on 2024-08-13, with 190 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.302200 was 9 days before
   • Author: EXODIST
9. Try::Tiny - Minimal try/catch with proper preservation of $@
   • Version: 0.32 on 2024-08-16, with 176 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.31 was 2 years, 8 months, 23 days before
   • Author: ETHER

(dviii) 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: 2.076006 on 2024-08-10, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2.076005 was 2 months, 21 days before
   • Author: OLIVER
2. JSON::MaybeXS - Use Cpanel::JSON::XS with a fallback to JSON::XS and JSON::PP
   • Version: 1.004008 on 2024-08-10, with 46 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.004007 was 7 days before
   • Author: ETHER
3. List::Gen - provides functions for generating lists
   • Version: 0.976 on 2024-08-10, with 23 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.975 was 25 days before
   • Author: SOMMREY
4. Mouse - Moose minus the antlers
   • Version: v2.5.11 on 2024-08-04, with 62 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: v2.5.11 was before
   • Author: SKAJI
5. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical field-based objects
   • Version: 0.810 on 2024-08-10, with 44 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 0.809 was 27 days before
   • Author: PEVANS
6. Regexp::Common - Provide commonly requested regular expressions
   • Version: 2024080801 on 2024-08-08, with 57 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 2017060201 was 7 years, 2 months, 6 days before
   • Author: ABIGAIL
7. RxPerl - an implementation of Reactive Extensions / rxjs for Perl
   • Version: v6.29.4 on 2024-08-06, with 13 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: v6.29.3 was 2 days before
   • Author: KARJALA
8. Sub::Util - Common Scalar and List utility subroutines
   • Version: 1.65 on 2024-08-06, with 170 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.64 was 4 days before
   • Author: PEVANS
9. Sys::Virt - libvirt Perl API
   • Version: v10.6.0 on 2024-08-06, with 17 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: v10.5.0 was 21 days before
   • Author: DANBERR
10. Test::Simple - Basic utilities for writing tests.
    • Version: 1.302200 on 2024-08-04, with 190 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.302200 was before
    • Author: EXODIST
11. Text::CSV_XS - Comma-Separated Values manipulation routines
    • Version: 1.56 on 2024-08-09, with 101 votes
    • Previous CPAN version: 1.55 was 1 month, 21 days before
    • Author: HMBRAND

(dvii) 7 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::mysql - A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)
   • Version: 5.008 on 2024-07-30, with 56 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 5.007 was 29 days before
   • Author: DVEEDEN
2. Firefox::Marionette - Automate the Firefox browser with the Marionette protocol
   • Version: 1.60 on 2024-08-03, with 16 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.59 was 1 month, 3 days before
   • Author: DDICK
3. HTML::Parser - HTML parser class
   • Version: 3.83 on 2024-07-30, with 48 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 3.82 was 4 months, 17 days before
   • Author: OALDERS
4. JSON::MaybeXS - Use Cpanel::JSON::XS with a fallback to JSON::XS and JSON::PP
   • Version: 1.004007 on 2024-08-03, with 46 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.004005 was 1 year, 3 months, 3 days before
   • Author: ETHER
5. Mozilla::CA - Mozilla's CA cert bundle in PEM format
   • Version: 20240730 on 2024-07-30, with 19 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 20240313 was 4 months, 17 days before
   • Author: LWP
6. RxPerl - an implementation of Reactive Extensions / rxjs for Perl
   • Version: v6.29.3 on 2024-08-04, with 13 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: v6.29.2 was 9 days before
   • Author: KARJALA
7. Sub::Util - Common Scalar and List utility subroutines
   • Version: 1.64 on 2024-08-02, with 170 votes
   • Previous CPAN version: 1.63 was 1 year, 11 months, 25 days before
   • Author: PEVANS