chromatic (programmer)
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Occupation(s) | Programmer, author, editor, publisher |
Employer(s) | Onyx Neon, Inc. Big Blue Marble |
Website | modernperlbooks |
Chromatic is a writer and
.In 2009, he founded Modern Perl Books, in part to revitalize the world of Perl and to publish materials that other publishers had neglected.[4]
In 2010, he released the book Modern Perl in print and in electronic form, with the latter redistributable freely (though with a suggested donation). An updated edition was released in 2012, with the entire text online.[5]
CPAN
While he may be currently known for the module "Modern::Perl", Chromatic originally wrote "Test::Builder", which is the foundation of most testing in the Perl world.
Perl 6
Chromatic spent several years as the Perl 6 project secretary. He is one of the biggest proponents of "roles" in Perl 6 (what some other programming languages refer to as "
Parrot
Chromatic has been a core developer of Parrot. He was also secretary of the Parrot Foundation from 2008 until 2010.[7]
References
- ^ Books by chromatic
- ISBN 978-0-596-55379-1.
- ^ Shane Warden and Jim Shore (July 2008). On the Art of Agile Development (YouTube video). OSCON 2008. Portland, Oregon: O'Reilly Media. Event occurs at 3:15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
I have a degree in music. The day I graduated I said, 'I like to eat and I don't want to be living in a van the rest of my life so I am going to go find something else to do.'
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Onyx Neon Press
- ^ Modern Perl: The Book
- ^ Who's Who in Perl 6, parrot and Pugs
- ^ Who's Who in Parrot
External links