17 jul 2021

(cdlxxvi) metacpan weekly report - Object::Pad

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 43

Week's winner: Object::Pad (+3)

Build date: 2021/07/17 18:13:49 GMT


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(cdxcix) stackoverflow perl report

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2021-07-17 17:32:41 GMT


  1. "Redundant argument in printf" warning - [4/1]
  2. Is it possible to nest associative arrays in Perl - [3/2]
  3. where is perl eval "...propagated" documented - [3/2]
  4. Extracting information from HTML file using perl script - [3/1]
  5. Hash inside \Q and \E - [2/1]
  6. Serving ionic vue build through perl server is not working - [2/1]
  7. Why base.pm is not visible on file list on github? - [2/1]
  8. DateTime Won't Load Properly Unless a Module Using Moo Launches First - [2/0]
  9. Perl can't install Glib on Mac Big Sur - [2/0]
  10. How do I get all possible combinations (not permutations) from two different arrays in Perl? - [1/2]

10 jul 2021

(cccxlix) 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. Beam::Wire - Lightweight Dependency Injection Container
    • Version: 1.025 on 2021-07-08
    • Votes: 18
    • Previous version: 1.024 was 2 months, 11 days before
  2. Data::Dumper - stringified perl data structures, suitable for both printing and eval
    • Version: 2.183 on 2021-07-05
    • Votes: 92
    • Previous version: 2.182 was 5 days before
  3. DateTime::Format::Flexible - DateTime::Format::Flexible - Flexibly parse strings and turn them into DateTime objects.
    • Version: 0.34 on 2021-07-07
    • Votes: 14
    • Previous version: 0.33 was 1 month, 11 days before
  4. Dist::Zilla - distribution builder; installer not included!
    • Version: 6.023 on 2021-07-07
    • Votes: 175
    • Previous version: 6.022 was 9 days before
  5. Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Git - Update your git repository after release
    • Version: 2.048 on 2021-07-10
    • Votes: 42
    • Previous version: 2.047 was 9 months, 28 days before
  6. Email::Sender - a library for sending email
    • Version: 2.500 on 2021-07-04
    • Votes: 44
    • Previous version: 1.500 was 13 days before
  7. Graph - graph data structures and algorithms
    • Version: 0.9722 on 2021-07-04
    • Votes: 26
    • Previous version: 0.9721 was 2 months, 16 days before
  8. GraphQL - Perl implementation of GraphQL
    • Version: 0.51 on 2021-07-04
    • Votes: 18
    • Previous version: 0.50 was 2 months, 26 days before
  9. JSON::Validator - Validate data against a JSON schema
    • Version: 4.21 on 2021-07-10
    • Votes: 28
    • Previous version: 4.20 was 22 days before
  10. Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI - OpenAPI / Swagger plugin for Mojolicious
    • Version: 4.05 on 2021-07-10
    • Votes: 40
    • Previous version: 4.04 was 23 days before
  11. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical slot-based objects
    • Version: 0.43 on 2021-07-03
    • Votes: 12
  12. PDL - Perl Data Language
    • Version: 2.052 on 2021-07-04
    • Votes: 42
    • Previous version: 2.051 was 20 days before
  13. Perl::PrereqScanner - a tool to scan your Perl code for its prerequisites
    • Version: 1.024 on 2021-07-03
    • Votes: 21
  14. Rex - the friendly automation framework
    • Version: 1.13.4 on 2021-07-05
    • Votes: 77
    • Previous version: 1.13.3 was 4 months before
  15. WWW::Mechanize::Chrome - automate the Chrome browser
    • Version: 0.67 on 2021-07-09
    • Votes: 15
    • Previous version: 0.66 was 3 months, 10 days before

(cdlxxv) metacpan weekly report - PLS

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 28

Week's winner: PLS (+2)

Build date: 2021/07/10 20:52:10 GMT


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(cdxcviii) stackoverflow perl report

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2021-07-10 20:44:02 GMT


  1. What's the correct way to deal with multiple inheritence of modules sharing a common "ancestor" in Perl? - [4/2]
  2. Perl Checksum Calculation Migration to Java - [3/1]
  3. Dynamically extract pattern unique to each string in a list of strings in bash - [2/4]
  4. Perl - How do you type/execute/run Perl statements directly in the Perl shell/interpreter? - [2/3]
  5. Perl OOP: Is it a good idea to outsource methods in your own modules - [2/2]
  6. Printing content of hash of arrays of arrays - [2/1]
  7. How to keep child process active when parent is killed/finished (in windows) - [2/1]
  8. How to tell MakeMaker to add exactly the libraries I want? - [2/1]
  9. Python subprocess using perl for formatting is giving incomplete output - [2/1]
  10. Perl - How to calculate CRC16 of N bytes from array M-dimensional (with N<M) using Digest::CRC - [1/2]

3 jul 2021

(cccxlviii) 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. Data::Dumper - stringified perl data structures, suitable for both printing and eval
    • Version: 2.182 on 2021-06-30
    • Votes: 92
    • Previous version: 2.181 was 1 month, 8 days before
  2. Dist::Zilla - distribution builder; installer not included!
    • Version: 6.022 on 2021-06-28
    • Votes: 175
    • Previous version: 6.020 was 14 days before
  3. FFI::Platypus - Write Perl bindings to non-Perl libraries with FFI. No XS required.
    • Version: 1.52 on 2021-07-01
    • Votes: 53
    • Previous version: 1.46 was 9 days before
  4. HTTP::Message - HTTP style message (base class)
    • Version: 6.33 on 2021-06-28
    • Votes: 59
    • Previous version: 6.32 was 1 month, 10 days before
  5. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical slot-based objects
    • Version: 0.42 on 2021-07-01
    • Votes: 12
    • Previous version: 0.41 was 11 days before
  6. Pod::Simple - framework for parsing Pod
    • Version: 3.43 on 2021-06-28
    • Votes: 16
    • Previous version: 3.42 was 7 months, 14 days before
  7. SPVM - Static Perl Virtual Machine. Fast Calculation, Fast Array Operation, and Easy C/C++ Binding.
    • Version: 0.9009 on 2021-06-29
    • Votes: 21
    • Previous version: 0.9007 was 4 days before
  8. Sys::Virt - libvirt Perl API
    • Version: v7.5.0 on 2021-07-02
    • Votes: 15
    • Previous version: v7.4.0 was 28 days before
  9. Task::Kensho - A Glimpse at an Enlightened Perl
    • Version: 0.41 on 2021-07-03
    • Votes: 107
    • Previous version: 0.40 was 2 years, 7 months, 2 days before
  10. Throwable - a role for classes that can be thrown
    • Version: 1.000 on 2021-06-26
    • Votes: 37
    • Previous version: 1.000 was before

(cdlxxiv) metacpan weekly report - PLS

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 38

Week's winners (+3): PLS

Build date: 2021/07/03 15:09:49 GMT


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(cdxcvii) stackoverflow perl report

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.
Between brackets: [question score / answers count]
Build date: 2021-07-03 14:58:26 GMT


  1. How do I release a Perl module to CPAN? - [9/1]
  2. Can&'t locate object method <var name> via package <file name> error - [4/1]
  3. what does -w specifies in perl script process execution - [3/1]
  4. How to specify external library file locations when installing CPAN modules - [3/1]
  5. 'PERL_EXECUTABLE-NOTFOUND' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file - [3/0]
  6. How to execute template tooklit script? - [2/1]
  7. Perlbrew can't find @INC - [2/1]
  8. error while improving Chromedriver undetectability - [2/0]
  9. Perl/tk sans-serif font missing in Linux - [2/0]
  10. rpm dependencies required even though they are there - [1/3]

26 jun 2021

(cccxlvii) 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. Alien::Build - Build external dependencies for use in CPAN
    • Version: 2.41 on 2021-06-22
    • Votes: 19
    • Previous version: 2.41 was before
  2. Config::INI - simple .ini-file format
    • Version: 0.027 on 2021-06-23
    • Votes: 17
    • Previous version: 0.025 was 6 years, 7 months, 7 days before
  3. Data::Dump - Pretty printing of data structures
    • Version: 1.25 on 2021-06-26
    • Votes: 35
    • Previous version: 1.23 was 6 years, 17 days before
  4. Email::Sender - a library for sending email
    • Version: 1.500 on 2021-06-21
    • Votes: 44
    • Previous version: 1.300036 was 4 days before
  5. FFI::Platypus - Write Perl bindings to non-Perl libraries with FFI. No XS required.
    • Version: 1.46 on 2021-06-22
    • Votes: 53
    • Previous version: 1.46 was before
  6. Module::CoreList - what modules shipped with versions of perl
    • Version: 5.20210620 on 2021-06-20
    • Votes: 35
    • Previous version: 5.20210521 was 30 days before
  7. Object::Pad - a simple syntax for lexical slot-based objects
    • Version: 0.41 on 2021-06-20
    • Votes: 12
    • Previous version: 0.40 was 18 days before
  8. Perl::Tidy - indent and reformat perl scripts
    • Version: 20210625 on 2021-06-24
    • Votes: 121
    • Previous version: 20210402 was 2 months, 23 days before
  9. Rose::DB::Object - Extensible, high performance object-relational mapper (ORM).
    • Version: 0.820 on 2021-06-26
    • Votes: 20
    • Previous version: 0.819 was 1 year, 10 days before
  10. SPVM - Static Perl Virtual Machine. Fast Calculation, Fast Array Operation, and Easy C/C++ Binding.
    • Version: 0.9007 on 2021-06-25
    • Votes: 21
    • Previous version: 0.9006 was 14 days before
  11. XXX - See Your Data in the Nude
    • Version: 0.38 on 2021-06-23
    • Votes: 12
    • Previous version: 0.37 was 4 days before

(cdlxxiii) metacpan weekly report - Object::Pad

This is the weekly favourites list of CPAN distributions. Votes count: 36

Week's winner: Object::Pad (+2)

Build date: 2021/06/26 15:11:54 GMT


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