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Using Docker to Fix a Perl 5.37 Test Failure
A demonstration of how to use Docker to fix a test which fails under Perl 5.37
PrettyGoodPing: Now with, you know, Ping
PrettyGoodPing now allows you to track server uptime via ping and URL uptime via HTTP HEAD requests
How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2023 (Lyon)
A summary of what MetaCPAN accomplished in Lyon while attending the Perl Toolchain Summit
Autocorrecting my Git Commands
I’m going to show you a couple of handy tricks that I use to help Git “Do What I mean”.
PrettyGoodPing: Now with Domain Name Expiration
PrettyGoodPing now allows you to track domain name expiration dates in addition to TLS/SSL certification expiration.
PrettyGoodPing: Now with GitLab and Google Auth
PrettyGoodPing now allows you to log in via GitHub, Google and GitLab, giving you more authentication options when creating or using a PrettyGoodPing account to monitor your SSL/TLS certificates.
Find Expiring TLS/SSL Certs
Just like domain name registrations, TLS/SSL certificates need to be renewed regularly. Let’s look at ways to monitor TLS/SSL expiry, from using a hosted service like https://prettygoodping to doing it ourselves in curl, Go and Perl.
The Perl Advent Calendar 2022 Call for Papers Is Now Open
In the year 2000, the world was a different place. Y2K was still fresh in our memories, many of us had just partied like it was 1999 and Mark Fowler had given up eating chocolate.
Making Dynamically Required Package Names More Discoverable in Perl
I’ve been using perlimports a lot at $work. I’m generally quite happy with it, but perlimports can get confused by modules which are being dynamically used. Let’s look at an interesting strategy to fix this.