From 422cb6fb67108b2b0da1193e3235408c60694447 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Buetow Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 22:26:18 +0200 Subject: Update content for gemtext --- gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi | 6 +++++- gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi.tpl | 6 +++++- gemfeed/atom.xml | 8 ++++++-- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'gemfeed') diff --git a/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi b/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi index 52b02504..72f23d88 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi +++ b/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ With Foostats I've created a Perl script which does that for my highly opinionat ## Why I used Perl -Even though nowadays I code more in Go and Ruby, I stuck with Perl for Foostats for three simple reasons: +Even though nowadays I code more in Go and Ruby, I stuck with Perl for Foostats for four simple reasons: * I wanted an excuse to explore the newer features of my first programming love. * Sometimes, I miss Perl. @@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ The script also utilizes other modern additions that often go unnoticed. `use bu I want to code more in Perl again. The newer features make it a joy to write small scripts like Foostats. If you haven't looked at Perl in a while, give it another try! The main thing which holds me back from writing more Perl is the lack of good tooling. For example, there is no proper LSP and tree sitter support available, which would work as good as the ones available for Go and Ruby. +> A reader pointed out that there's now a third-party Perl Tree-sitter implementation one could use: + +=> https://github.com/tree-sitter-perl/tree-sitter-perl + E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other related posts are: diff --git a/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi.tpl b/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi.tpl index bec86a97..ee687796 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi.tpl +++ b/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi.tpl @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ With Foostats I've created a Perl script which does that for my highly opinionat ## Why I used Perl -Even though nowadays I code more in Go and Ruby, I stuck with Perl for Foostats for three simple reasons: +Even though nowadays I code more in Go and Ruby, I stuck with Perl for Foostats for four simple reasons: * I wanted an excuse to explore the newer features of my first programming love. * Sometimes, I miss Perl. @@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ The script also utilizes other modern additions that often go unnoticed. `use bu I want to code more in Perl again. The newer features make it a joy to write small scripts like Foostats. If you haven't looked at Perl in a while, give it another try! The main thing which holds me back from writing more Perl is the lack of good tooling. For example, there is no proper LSP and tree sitter support available, which would work as good as the ones available for Go and Ruby. +> A reader pointed out that there's now a third-party Perl Tree-sitter implementation one could use: + +=> https://github.com/tree-sitter-perl/tree-sitter-perl + E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other related posts are: diff --git a/gemfeed/atom.xml b/gemfeed/atom.xml index 15bce7f8..d5a21c6a 100644 --- a/gemfeed/atom.xml +++ b/gemfeed/atom.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - 2025-11-01T17:33:07+02:00 + 2025-11-01T22:25:15+02:00 foo.zone feed To be in the .zone! @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ animation of sorts.

Why I used Perl



-Even though nowadays I code more in Go and Ruby, I stuck with Perl for Foostats for three simple reasons:
+Even though nowadays I code more in Go and Ruby, I stuck with Perl for Foostats for four simple reasons: