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Part of the fun of being a community is the ability to share things with
other members of that community. As part of the MacPerl community,
we're asking you to consider what you might be able to share.
We're asking for your contributions of
- Stories
(how you use MacPerl, at home or at work)
- Code Examples
Modules, fragments, scripts...
- Tutorials
In POD or HTML format, preferably. We'd love to have you send us How-tos
and tutorials.
The Details:
Stories
(Take me to the stories!)
As one of our reviewers said, "Readers like anecdotes of how someone
is doing something, not just generic examples." We agree.
Code Examples
(Take me to the code!)
We think other MacPerl users will appreciate being able to work with
real code written by real users such as themselves.
Although the
CPAN
is an excellent place to look for Perl code
(and the MacPerl: Power and Ease CD-ROM will include
a recent snapshot of the CPAN archive)
we recognize that this archive is slanted somewhat toward the
Unix operating system and more towards modules than scripts.
We've solicited four types of code examples:
- Mac highlights - scripts that make specific use of
Macintosh features such as Apple Events, AppleScript or
Frontier commands, Mac toolbox calls, sockets, dialogs, etc.
This category could also include scripts to read and work
with data from various Macintosh apps such as spreadsheets,
data base programs, or word processors.
- Tools & Scripts - small utility scripts that other folks
like yourself may find useful, either directly or to
learn from. These tools do not have to be specifically
Macintosh-oriented, but should be something you or someone
else might use regularly or "can't live without". Examples
might include scripts to check and report on a dynamic IP
number, scripts to clean up or move files around, email
filters, etc.
- Fragments and Templates - bits and pieces of code and
idioms that you find useful and would like to share.
This category could include your favorite debugging/trace
functions, special print functions, idioms of various
sorts, and any other small "tricks" you may have been
accumulating.
- Modules - actual useable Perl modules.
(Take me to the Tutorials!)
Do you know how to do something with MacPerl and you'd like to
share that knowledge?
The Collection:
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