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====================================================== SECURE YOUR APACHE SERVERS WITH 128-BIT SSL ENCRYPTION Guarantee transmitted data integrity, secure all communication sessions and more with SSL encryption from Thawte- a leading global certificate provider for the Open Source community. Learn more in our FREE GUIDE--click here to get it now: http://www.gothawte.com/rd255.html ====================================================== Hello, world! This is Simon Cozens, www.perl.com managing editor, bringing you the latest goings on from the world of Perl and our own site. * Perl at large. Sadly, we don't have an Apocalypse for you yet, but we have the next best thing - Larry's let slip some of the things he expects to be in Apocalypse 5, Regular Expressions. The new syntax is... well, new. Remember that these are only Larry's current thoughts, and even when they do crystallise into an Apocalypse, that's still subject to change later. http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg09651.html http://dev.perl.org/perl6/apocalypse/ I've been reviewing a few Perl books this week, but I'm not the only one: Paul Barry's taken a look at Reuven Lerner's "Core Perl", and shared his thoughts with Linux Journal: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5813 http://www.coreperl.com/ And finally, I don't know which is more scary - the fact that this module exists, or that it's at version 1.03: http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Acme-Time-Asparagus-1.03 * What's new on www.perl.com? This week, we go back to basics with Stas Bekman, who teaches us about variable scoping and packages ready for the forthcoming installments of his mod_perl course. If you're fuzzy on what $main::, "our" and "use vars" mean, this is an excellent refresher: http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/04/23/mod_perl.html Later this week, I'll be taking a look at a new book from SAMS, the "mod_perl Developer's Cookbook". It claims to teach "tricks, solutions and mod_perl idioms" based on the authors' experiences. Did it turn me into a mod_perl wizard overnight? Visit perl.com later in the week to find out. Enjoy! SC ======================================================================= Award-Winning ColdFusion 5: High-Performance and Simplified Management Increase productivity, simplify management, and enhance application performance with Macromedia ColdFusion 5. Build content publishing systems and self-service apps fast. FREE TRIAL. FREE SEMINARS. http://www.oreillynet.com/nlr/macromedia/cf/1 ======================================================================= *** Featured Articles *** The Perl You Need To Know This week, Stas Bekman goes back to basics to explain some Perl topics of interest to his continuing mod_perl series. http://perl.com/pub/a/2002/04/23/mod_perl.html *** XSP, Taglibs and Pipelines In this month's AxKit article, Barrie explains what a "taglib" is, and how to use them to create dynamic pages inside of AxKit. http://perl.com/pub/a/2002/04/16/axkit.html *** Perl and XML on the Command Line In this month's Perl and XML column, Kip Hampton explores how the desperate Perl hacker can use its XML tools on the command line. http://xml.com/pub/a/2002/04/17/perl-xml.html *** Installing mod_perl without superuser privileges In his continuing series on mod_perl, Stas Bekman explains how to install a mod_perl-ized Apache on a server even if you don't have root privileges. http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/04/10/mod_perl.html =================================================================== New Report from O'Reilly Research: Planning for Web Services Planning for Web Services is a new report from O'Reilly Research by industry visionary Clay Shirky. This report guides CTOs and CIOs through the inflated claims, competing standards, and amalgam of acronyms to arrive at a realistic appraisal of the business impact of Web Services. $495 Save $100! Use or mention code wsrpen http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wsrep/ ================================================================== -- For information on unsubscribing from this list, please visit http://rochester.pm.org