Al Newkirkiamalnewkirk.hashnode.dev·Sep 23, 2022Pure Perl subroutine signaturesReally, how hard could it be? All this talk about types, objects, and systems, got me to thinking, "what would it take to create a 100% backwards-compatible pure Perl proof-of-concept for optionally typable subroutine signatures". I mean really, how ...Discuss·40 readsperl
Al Newkirkiamalnewkirk.hashnode.dev·Sep 19, 2022Types, Objects, and Systems, Oh my!Inextricably bound Perl isn't a strongly typed language, and its built-in types are limited and not generally accessible to the engineer, however, Perl supports various classes of data and in recent years has flirted with various ways of enabling run...Discuss·32 readsperl
Al Newkirkiamalnewkirk.hashnode.dev·Aug 23, 2022Introducing Venus, a new world for Perl 5Abstract Programming in Perl is choices all the way down. Perl is a multi-paradigm programming language which means that Perl can support the development of software using different programming paradigms, e.g. functional programming, object-oriented ...Discuss·47 readsperl
