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August 31, 2009

Can you help me generate an alpha channel gradient image?

Filed under: tech — TimBunce @ 9:19 pm
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Here’s an extract from a treemap generated by the perl Devel::NYTProf profiler:

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Notice the shading on the boxes? (more…)

August 13, 2009

Help me update my Perl Myths talk for 2009

Filed under: ireland,perl — TimBunce @ 3:21 pm
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I’m going to be speaking at the OSS BarCamp in Dublin in September. Given the likely audience I think my Perl Myths talk would be a good fit.

It needs updating though, and that’s where you can help(more…)

August 7, 2009

NYTProf v3 – a sneak peak

Filed under: perl — TimBunce @ 2:12 am
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I’ve had a great week at OSCON. The talks are excellent but the real value is in the relationships formed and renewed in the “hallway track”. I’m honoured and humbled to be able to call many great people my friends.

My talk on Devel::NYTProf seemed to go well. This year I covered not just NYTProf and the new features in v3 (not yet released) but also added a section on how to use NYTProf to optimize your perl code.

Here’s a quick summary, with links to the slides and screen-cast, and outline what’s still to be done before v3 gets released (getting closer by the day). (more…)

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