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I was asked to Interview at #JPL once for an immediate need contract to address some infrastucture issues back in the NT 4.0 days.

The interview itself went well between me and three staff members, and at the end they gave me a quick tour of the facilities and team members I would be managing.

I figured I would be receiving a call and offer letter in the next day or two, but before I left, they led me to a room with some workstations and asked me to take a test.

I declined.

Less than a month later, two of those interviewers in the group were among the students attending a Core Technologies class I was teaching in the #MCSE program.

"When you boil the water, you really should just make the damn coffee."
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#tallship #interviews #testing #certifications You no can haz #Cheezburgerz! 🍔 #nimrods

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IO-Socket-SSL-2.079
Nearly transparent SSL encapsulation for IO::Socket::INET.

Changes for 2.079 - 2023-01-16
https://metacpan.org/dist/IO-Socket-SSL

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This Week in PSC (093)
https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2023/01/this-week-in-psc-093.html

GDGraph-1.56
Produces charts with GD

Changes for 1.56
  • Improve the language explaining the 2023 update. Docs-only change.
https://metacpan.org/dist/GDGraph

App-RPM-Spec-License-0.02
Tool for working with RPM spec file licenses.

Changes for 0.02 - 2023-01-13T13:50:20+01:00
  • Add -u command option to print unique licenses only.
  • Change example in doc to print duplicite license.
  • Update minimal dependencies.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-RPM-Spec-License

Parse-RPM-Spec-v1.1.2
Perl extension to parse RPM spec files.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Parse-RPM-Spec

Geizhals Preisvergleich sponsors the German Perl/Raku Workshop
https://blogs.perl.org/users/max_maischein/2023/01/geizhals-preisvergleich-sponsors-the-german-perlraku-workshop.html

FASTX-Reader-1.9.0
A simple module to parse FASTA and FASTQ files, supporting compressed files and paired-ends.

Changes for 1.9.0 - 2023-01-12
  • Added `slice(from, len)` method to FASTX::Seq (works as substr)
  • Added `string()` method to get the sequence as a string (FASTQ or FASTA according to the record), with `as_string()` as alias
  • Added `is_fasta()` and `is_fastq()` methods to FASTX::Seq
  • Added `as_fasta()` and `as_fastq()` aliases to FASTX::Seq (for syntax consistency)
https://metacpan.org/dist/FASTX-Reader

App-DBBrowser-2.313
Browse SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL databases and their tables interactively.

Changes for 2.313 - 2023-01-13
  • Bugfix in first_column_is_autoincrement.
  • Update attach/detach SQLite databases.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-DBBrowser

WebService-HashiCorp-Vault-0.02
Perl API for HashiCorp's Vault

Changes for 0.02 - 2022-01-13
  • Add put/delete functions to auth and audit PR#12 thanks to @yewtc
  • Correct pod from GH#10
  • Rename TEST_AUTHOR to AUTHOR_TESTING for GH#13
https://metacpan.org/dist/WebService-HashiCorp-Vault

SPVM-0.9681
SPVM Language

Changes for 0.9681 - 2022-01-13
  • New Features
  • Incompative Changes
  • Internal Compatible Changes
https://metacpan.org/dist/SPVM

Story-Interact-0.001003
tools for writing (and reading) an interactive story

Changes for 0.001003 - 2023-01-13
https://metacpan.org/dist/Story-Interact

Perl Weekly Challenge 199: Good Pairs and Good Triplets
https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/01/perl-weekly-challenge-199-good-pairs-and-good-triplets.html

XS-Parse-Keyword-0.32
XS functions to assist in parsing keyword syntax

Changes for 0.32 - 2023-01-12
  • BUGFIXES
https://metacpan.org/dist/XS-Parse-Keyword

Parse-RPM-Spec-v1.1.1
Perl extension to parse RPM spec files.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Parse-RPM-Spec

App-pl-0.91.0
Perl One-Liner Magic Wand
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-pl

Geo-Coder-OpenCage-0.34
Forward and reverse geocoding with the OpenCage Geocoding API

Changes for 0.34 - 2022-01-12
  • support address_only optional param
  • optionally specify http => 1 in object creation to make requests via http rather than https
  • avoid duplicate POD
https://metacpan.org/dist/Geo-Coder-OpenCage

PDL-Transform-Color-1.007
Useful color system conversions for PDL

Changes for 1.007 - 2023-01-12
  • fixes for f_lab including tests - thanks @stphnlyd
  • minimum Perl 5.10
  • switch to using PDL::Graphics::ColorSpace for both speed and correctness
https://metacpan.org/dist/PDL-Transform-Color

Fosdem mini grants for 2023
https://blogs.perl.org/users/tprfmarketing/2023/01/fosdem-mini-grants-for-2023.html

Story-Interact-0.001000
tools for writing (and reading) an interactive story

Changes for 0.001000 - 2023-01-11
https://metacpan.org/dist/Story-Interact

Chemistry-PeriodicTable-0.0400
Provide access to chemical element properties

Changes for 0.0400 - 2023-01-11T08:33:26Z
  • Improve eg/periodic.pl again!
  • Improve variable and attribute names.
  • Add the eg/element-property.pl plotting program.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Chemistry-PeriodicTable

Benchmarking Rakudo releases. Is Raku Still slow?
https://blogs.perl.org/users/sylvain_colinet/2023/01/benchmarking-rakudo-releases-is-raku-still-slow.html

Data-Dumper-Interp-3.9
Data:😁umper for humans, with interpolation
https://metacpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper-Interp

App-CSVUtils-1.003
CLI utilities related to CSV

Changes for 1.003 - 2023-01-11
  • Add utility: csv-find-values.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-CSVUtils

App-CSVUtils-1.002
CLI utilities related to CSV

Changes for 1.002 - 2023-01-04
  • [cli csv-intrange] Add option --sort.
  • Fix Abstract of csv-uniq.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-CSVUtils

App-Netdisco-2.060004
An open source web-based network management tool.

Changes for 2.060004 - 2023-01-10
  • BUG FIXES
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Netdisco

HTTP-CSPHeader-v0.2.1
manage dynamic content security policy headers

Changes for v0.2.1 - 2023-01-11T14:43:34+00:00
  • No Changes from v0.2.0.
https://metacpan.org/dist/HTTP-CSPHeader

Creating a Simple DSL in Perl
https://blogs.perl.org/users/toby_inkster/2023/01/creating-a-simple-dsl-in-perl.html

FASTX-Reader-1.8.1
A simple module to parse FASTA and FASTQ files, supporting compressed files and paired-ends.

Changes for 1.8.1 - 2023-01-09
  • Updated tests
  • Update POD documentation
https://metacpan.org/dist/FASTX-Reader

Chemistry-PeriodicTable-0.0303
Provide access to chemical element properties

Changes for 0.0303 - 2023-01-09T07:10:06Z
  • Fix element types again.
  • Improve the eg/periodic.pl script more.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Chemistry-PeriodicTable

FASTX-Reader-1.8.0
A simple module to parse FASTA and FASTQ files, supporting compressed files and paired-ends.
https://metacpan.org/dist/FASTX-Reader

Acme-Cavaspazi-1.0.1
a simple function to remove spaces from strings or lists of strings
https://metacpan.org/dist/Acme-Cavaspazi

FASTX-Reader-1.8.0-TRIAL
A simple module to parse FASTA and FASTQ files, supporting compressed files and paired-ends.
https://metacpan.org/dist/FASTX-Reader

This Week in PSC (092)
https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2023/01/this-week-in-psc-092.html

VCS-SCCS-0.28
OO Interface to SCCS files

Changes for 0.28
  • It's 2021
  • It's 2022
  • It's 2023
https://metacpan.org/dist/VCS-SCCS

Tk-Clock-0.44
Clock widget with analog and digital display
https://metacpan.org/dist/Tk-Clock

Tie-Hash-DBD-0.24
Tie plain hashes to DBI interface

Changes for 0.24
  • It's 2022
  • It's 2023
https://metacpan.org/dist/Tie-Hash-DBD

Text-OutputFilter-0.25
Filter and modify output

Changes for 0.25
  • It is 2023
https://metacpan.org/dist/Text-OutputFilter

System-Info-0.063
Basic information about the system

Changes for 0.063 - 2023-01-06
  • Add openSUSE Leap-15.3
  • Check DSM-7.0.1 update 2
  • Add openSUSE Leap 15.4 Beta
  • Add Sys:😮sRelease to SEE ALSO
  • Add DSM-7.1
  • Add Rocky-8.6
  • Add Rocky-9.0
  • Add OmniOS-11-151042
  • Add Rocky-8.7
  • It's 2023
https://metacpan.org/dist/System-Info

Excel-ValueWriter-XLSX-1.00
generating data-only Excel workbooks in XLSX format, fast

Changes for 1.00
  • test_requires DBD::SQLite
https://metacpan.org/dist/Excel-ValueWriter-XLSX

Text-ANSI-Fold-2.18
Text folding library supporting ANSI terminal sequence and Asian wide characters with prohibition character handling.

Changes for 2.18 - 2023-01-05T06:24:41Z
  • Allow boundary word to include backspaces.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Text-ANSI-Fold

PDL-Opt-QP-0.27_01
Quadratic programming solver for PDL

Changes for 0.27_01 - 2023-01-05
  • switch build to EUMM
  • use LAPACK routines rather than own obsolete LINPACK ones (still 32-bit)
https://metacpan.org/dist/PDL-Opt-QP

App-ansicolumn-1.29
ANSI sequence aware column command
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-ansicolumn

CGI-Info-0.74
Information about the CGI environment

Changes for 0.74
  • Added python-requests/2.27.1 as a robot Use latest Github Actions environment Support Sec-CH-UA-Mobile Calling new on an object now returns a clone rather than setting the defaults in the new object
https://metacpan.org/dist/CGI-Info

Perl Weekly Challenge 198: Max Gap and Prime Count
https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/01/perl-weekly-challenge-198-max-gap-and-prime-count.html

Test2-Harness-UI-0.000129
Web interface for viewing and inspecting yath test logs

Changes for 0.000129 - 2023-01-04T13:45:06-08:00
  • Add concurrency to sweeper
  • Add ability to track what sweeps (by name) have been done to runs
  • Fix some 'Delete' -> 'delete' typos
https://metacpan.org/dist/Test2-Harness-UI

RxPerl-v6.13.1
an implementation of Reactive Extensions / rxjs for Perl
https://metacpan.org/dist/RxPerl

Text-Treesitter-0.02
Perl binding for tree-sitter

Changes for 0.02 - 2023-01-04
  • CHANGES
https://metacpan.org/dist/Text-Treesitter

Dist-Zilla-PluginBundle-Author-AJNN-0.05
Dist::Zilla configuration the way AJNN does it

Changes for 0.05 - 2023-01-04
  • Fix PruneAliases test failure
https://metacpan.org/dist/Dist-Zilla-PluginBundle-Author-AJNN

Devel-TraceUse-2.097
show the modules your program loads, recursively

Changes for 2.097 - 2023-01-04
  • Take into account extra frames introduced in @INC hook handling by Perl 5.37.7 (YVES)
  • Declare Perl 5.8 as the minimum version requirement
https://metacpan.org/dist/Devel-TraceUse
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