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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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#testing #JPL #MCSE #tallship #interviews #certifications #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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How to prevent an infinite loop
https://blogs.perl.org/users/aristotle/2023/01/io-loop-abort.html

MarpaX-ESLIF-6.0.29
ESLIF is Extended ScanLess InterFace

Changes for 6.0.29 - 2023-01-14T16:26:48Z
  • Jean-Damien Durand <jeandamiendurand@free.fr>
  • Jeffrey Kegler <jeffreykegler@jeffreykegler.com>
  • Jeffrey Kegler <jeffreykegler@protonmail.com>
  • jddurand <jeandamiendurand@free.fr>
https://metacpan.org/dist/MarpaX-ESLIF

Util-H2O-0.20
Hash to Object: turns hashrefs into objects with accessors for keys

Changes for 0.20
  • added "-arrays" option to h2o and o2h
  • documentation updates
https://metacpan.org/dist/Util-H2O

File-Rename-2.00_1
Perl extension for renaming multiple files

Changes for 2.00_1
  • min perl version 5.6.1
  • use warnings
  • use Getopt::Long 2.24
https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Rename

App-Iptables2Dot-v0.3.3
Analyze iptables with GraphViz

Changes for v0.3.3
  • added options for iptables-extension owner
  • fixed GitHub issue #4
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Iptables2Dot
#4

App-Licensecheck-v3.3.4
simple license checker for source files

Changes for v3.3.4 - 2023-01-14
  • Bug Fixes
  • Test Suite
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Licensecheck

The Perl Toolchain Summit is back in 2023!
https://blogs.perl.org/users/book/2023/01/the-perl-toolchain-summit-is-back-in-2023.html

Date-Parse-Modern-0.1
Provide string to unixtime conversions

Changes for 0.1 - 2023-01-13
  • First version, released on an unsuspecting world.
https://metacpan.org/release/BAKERSCOT/Date-Parse-Modern-0.1

Email-Date-Format-1.008
produce RFC 2822 date strings

Changes for 1.008 - 2023-01-13T21:44:14-05:00
  • use the version of Time::Local that doesn't guess at whether a year is 99 or 1999 🙂
  • skip tests on Win32 that never pass
  • modernize just a bit of code
https://metacpan.org/dist/Email-Date-Format

CPAN-Uploader-0.103018
upload things to the CPAN

Changes for 0.103018 - 2023-01-13T21:11:24-05:00
  • a bit of refactoring and testing of .pause parser (thanks, Shlomi Fish)
https://metacpan.org/dist/CPAN-Uploader

Config-INI-0.029
simple .ini-file format

Changes for 0.029 - 2023-01-13T20:57:41-05:00
  • fix typo in Pod
  • slightly clean up some archaicisms in source
https://metacpan.org/dist/Config-INI

Catalyst-Plugin-URI-0.005
Sugar and strong errors for $c->uri_for

Changes for 0.005 - 2023-01-13
  • Added V3 which removes named actions. See docs for how to specify v2 if you need that feature. Hopefully name actions will land in Catalyst core soon.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Catalyst-Plugin-URI

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

UI-Various-0.38
graphical/non-graphical user interface without external programs

Changes for 0.38 - 2023-01-10T12:21:28Z
  • fixed activation bug for Dialog in PoorTerm
  • improved display of Listbox with empty lines in PoorTerm
  • added flag to make symbolic links selectable in FileSelect
  • stderr => 1 is now treated as 0 for PoorTerm
  • fixed bug when selecting protected directories in FileSelect
  • fixed bug in Curses::Window occuring when dimension is missing
  • fixed handling of opendir errors in FileSelect
https://metacpan.org/dist/UI-Various

App-ansicolumn-1.31
ANSI sequence aware column command

Changes for 1.31 - 2023-01-10T11:49:26Z
  • introduce -H/--filename option works in parallel mode
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-ansicolumn

App-ansiexpand-1.04
ANSI sequence aware tab expand/unexpand command

Changes for 1.04 - 2023-01-10T11:05:43Z
  • use --tabstyle option without parameter to show style list
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-ansiexpand

Plack-Middleware-EmulateOPTIONS-v0.3.1
handle OPTIONS requests as HEAD
https://metacpan.org/dist/Plack-Middleware-EmulateOPTIONS

Plack-Middleware-Security-Simple-v0.9.1
A simple security filter for Plack
https://metacpan.org/dist/Plack-Middleware-Security-Simple

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
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