Perl was weird, messy, brilliant, and absolutely foundational to the early web.
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Perl was weird, messy, brilliant, and absolutely foundational to the early web.
Before modern frameworks and JavaScript everywhere, Perl powered CGI scripts, forms, counters, search tools, admin panels, and the kind of text processing that made the first dynamic websites possible.
A lot of people remember Perl as a joke. History says otherwise.
Perl: The Strange Language That Built the Early Web
A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.
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#Perl #Linux #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #CGI #Programming #SoftwareHistory #SysAdmin #LinuxExpert
@linuxexpert @philsplace I dunno man, even if I like the topic I get a little antsy about model-generated header image with no byline and no names in the site's About page. Gotta dig all the way into `<meta name="author">` to find "John Ellis."
Other articles on the site have names visibly attached—though their meta author value is also John Ellis rather than the listed author.
Sorry to be so persnickety, but attribution matters to me and we live in weird times.
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@linuxexpert @philsplace I dunno man, even if I like the topic I get a little antsy about model-generated header image with no byline and no names in the site's About page. Gotta dig all the way into `<meta name="author">` to find "John Ellis."
Other articles on the site have names visibly attached—though their meta author value is also John Ellis rather than the listed author.
Sorry to be so persnickety, but attribution matters to me and we live in weird times.
@randomgeek @philsplace been meaning to turn the author byline back on, the posts that show the wrong author is from RSS fed articles, I will work on getting the cleaned up.
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@linuxexpert @philsplace I dunno man, even if I like the topic I get a little antsy about model-generated header image with no byline and no names in the site's About page. Gotta dig all the way into `<meta name="author">` to find "John Ellis."
Other articles on the site have names visibly attached—though their meta author value is also John Ellis rather than the listed author.
Sorry to be so persnickety, but attribution matters to me and we live in weird times.
@randomgeek @philsplace the generated images are just kinda going to be there, I am not a graphic artist and don't have time to make one off images for every article,
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@randomgeek @philsplace been meaning to turn the author byline back on, the posts that show the wrong author is from RSS fed articles, I will work on getting the cleaned up.
@linuxexpert @philsplace That is awesome, thank you! You rock.
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@randomgeek @philsplace the generated images are just kinda going to be there, I am not a graphic artist and don't have time to make one off images for every article,
@linuxexpert @philsplace Hey at least you straight up state it outright in the Mastodon bio. It's opposite my preferences, but it's not my site!
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Perl was weird, messy, brilliant, and absolutely foundational to the early web.
Before modern frameworks and JavaScript everywhere, Perl powered CGI scripts, forms, counters, search tools, admin panels, and the kind of text processing that made the first dynamic websites possible.
A lot of people remember Perl as a joke. History says otherwise.
Perl: The Strange Language That Built the Early Web
A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.
LINUXexpert (linuxexpert.org)
#Perl #Linux #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #CGI #Programming #SoftwareHistory #SysAdmin #LinuxExpert
@linuxexpert Perl 5 is fondly remembered as the Swiss Army Chainsaw of lore, and rightly so. There hadn't been anything like it since, sadly. The attempt to reinvent it as Perl 6 was a disaster (its problem was that it had no clear direction because the people who took over the project from Larry Wall really did not understand what made Perl, well, Perl).
I wish perl was still a viable language. I know it's still out there and being maintained, but its age shows these days.
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Perl was weird, messy, brilliant, and absolutely foundational to the early web.
Before modern frameworks and JavaScript everywhere, Perl powered CGI scripts, forms, counters, search tools, admin panels, and the kind of text processing that made the first dynamic websites possible.
A lot of people remember Perl as a joke. History says otherwise.
Perl: The Strange Language That Built the Early Web
A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.
LINUXexpert (linuxexpert.org)
#Perl #Linux #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #CGI #Programming #SoftwareHistory #SysAdmin #LinuxExpert
@linuxexpert perl is still doing a lot, everywhere
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Perl was weird, messy, brilliant, and absolutely foundational to the early web.
Before modern frameworks and JavaScript everywhere, Perl powered CGI scripts, forms, counters, search tools, admin panels, and the kind of text processing that made the first dynamic websites possible.
A lot of people remember Perl as a joke. History says otherwise.
Perl: The Strange Language That Built the Early Web
A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.
LINUXexpert (linuxexpert.org)
#Perl #Linux #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #CGI #Programming #SoftwareHistory #SysAdmin #LinuxExpert
Looks like slop. Why should I bother?
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Looks like slop. Why should I bother?
@kevinbowen you shouldn't. Probably better if you don't.
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@kevinbowen you shouldn't. Probably better if you don't.
At least you're being honest with your garbage.
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At least you're being honest with your garbage.
@kevinbowen enjoy being an angry person, you and your cat may move on.nothing to validate your brilliance here.
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