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Five Tips for Better Cover Letters
A question from a friend for whom I consult on occasional career coaching matters:
Announcing Documentation for the Internet Archive S3 API
Back in 2011 I was hired at Internet Archive to develop a digital archive service for memory institutions. Unfortunately, after six months the project was sc...
I’m in the Market for a New Job
After over a year working on my own projects, I find I really miss leading and working with a team of good people. Working alone has its advantages but isn’t...
The Rising Costs of Aging Perlers: Part 3, The Suggestions
So, what can the Perl community do to avert this decline and potential extinction? Probably a great many things, but here are my three top suggestions:
The Rising Costs of Aging Perlers: Part 2, The Business
At this point you’re entirely justified in asking, “So what?”
The Rising Costs of Aging Perlers: Part 1, The Data
Hello, Friendly Perl Community! You may not want to hear this, but you’re not getting any younger. This is having a dramatic effect on the bottom line of com...
Announcing the Perl Companies project
A month or so ago Jeff Thalhammer and I were chatting Perl over burritos. We got to discussing how many companies were currently using Perl actively and wond...
Rename Perl 5? Marketing: UR DOIN IT WRONG
Earlier this month Ovid once again raised the question: Should we rename Perl?”
Putting Away My Pitchfork: The Yahoo Remote Worker Announcement
On February 22nd, 2013, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced that all remote employees will be required to work from their local Yahoo! office by June.