Boston.pm will have a tech meeting next Tuesday, July 11, at MIT, in
building E51, room 376 (directions below), starting at 7:15pm.
Audrey Tang, who is visiting Boston for a post-YAPC hackathon, will be
giving her "Deploying Perl 6" talk from YAPC. Here's the synopsis from the
YAPC Chicago website:
Deploying Perl 6
With the advent of v6.pm, we can write "use v6-pugs;", start coding in
Perl 6, and deploy it as part of a Perl 5 application, without any extra
dependencies such as Haskell, Parrot, or even C compilers.
This talk will discuss typical deployment scenarios, emphasizing on the
strength of Perl 6's deployment model:
* Automatic dependency analysis, so upgrading CPAN modules will no
longer break programs mysteriously.
* Multiversioning, allowing the use of multiple versions of the same
module on the system.
* Module and function interfaces that enables more robust and
self-documenting programs.
* Cross-platform bytecode, resulting in faster loading time and
cross-compilation opportunity to e.g. client-side JavaScript.
Moreover, we will present recipes for reusing Perl 5 modules in Perl 6
programs and vice versa.
We'll probably also hear Audrey's ppencode lightning talk.
Also, thanks go to Mitchell Charity for contacting the hackathon
participants and finding us a speaker for this meeting!
RSVP to me if you're planning to attend - rjk-bostonpm(at)tamias.net.
Pizza and soda will be provided.
Ronald
For more information about Boston Perl Mongers, or to subscribe to one of
our mailing lists, visit our website at http://boston.pm.org/
Directions to MIT, Building E51:
Building E51 (the Tang Center) is located at the corners of Amherst and
Wadsworth Streets in Cambridge.
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=e51
Directions by T:
Take the Red Line to Kendall. Building E51 is right around the corner from
the T stop. From the Inbound side, facing into Main Street, turn right
(toward Boston) and walk down the block. Turn right on Wadsworth Street
and walk to the corner of Amherst Street. Building E51 is the building
across the street directly in front of you with the metal canopy.
Directions by Car:
General directions provided by MIT:
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?section=directions
The Boston Linux and Unix user group also meets at E51, so you may find
their directions helpful as well (keeping in mind that we will be meeting
in room 376, not room 315):
http://www.blu.org/directions/mit/e51-315.php
Parking Information:
MIT's Amherst Street Lot is adjacent to the building:
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P4&Parking=go
Officially, a sticker is required to park in the lot. However, we've been
told unofficially that there is no enforcement after 3pm weekdays, nor on
the weekends. Chances are very slim that cars will be ticketed.
Nonetheless, parking in the lot is at your own risk.
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