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Sydney Perl Mongers/15th March 2005/Talk Proposals
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The follow proposals from PJF were available. The talk on Whirlwind Web Development was the one that was eventually selected.
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Using Strict
My first talk at Melbourne.PM. A humourous look at everyone's (least) favourite pragma. 10 min.
Whirlwind Web Development
Presented at the SAGE-VIC 2005 symposium, this is a brief overview of HTML::Mason, and how it can be used to make your web development life easier. No prior Perl knowledge is required, and plenty of colourful photos. 35 minutes.
Doing Stupid Things in Perl
Presented at OSDC 2004, an overview of often disasterous yet commonly seen mistakes made in Perl. 25 minutes.
Perl Security
An overview of Perl's security mechanisms, and Perl-specific security advice. Covers race conditions, symlink attacks, path attacks, opening files, taint mode, randomness, testing, poison null bytes, suidperl, previous bugs, surprising traps, and more. 6-7 hrs.
Proc::UID
Presented at OSDC 2004, a discussion of Unix privileges and why Perl just doesn't grok them. An overview of the Proc::UID module and how it can be used to easily overcome these difficulties. 25 minutes.
Lightning Ties
A very brief glance at Perl's tie mechanism for those who have never used it before. No Object Oriented skills required. 7 mins.
What's new in Perl 5.8.5
A discussion of new features in Perl 5.8.5. A little outdated, since we now have Perl 5.8.6. 10 minutes.
