How to Build Perl without a Compiler20201029112146
How to Build Perl without a Compiler
October 29, 2020activeperl, cloud-based build system, dependency resolution, indemnification, perl
Cloud-based Perl build systems let you compile Perl dependencies - even those with linked C libraires - without the need for a local build environment...
Top 10 Python Tools for IT Administrators20201023062138
Top 10 Python Tools for IT Administrators
October 23, 2020activeperl, perl, perl package manager, ppm, virtual environments
The future? Smaller Perl environments installed in virtual environments updated with server-side built dependencies....
The Future of Perl at ActiveState (Part 2 of 2)20201001124600
The Future of Perl at ActiveState (Part 2 of 2)
October 1, 2020activeperl, perl, perl package manager, ppm, virtual environments
The future? Smaller Perl environments installed in virtual environments updated with server-side built dependencies....
Modernizing ActivePerl for Perl Power Users20200917140957
Modernizing ActivePerl for Perl Power Users
September 17, 2020activeperl, activestate platform, parallel builds, perl, perl 5.32
ActivePerl 5.32 will be built from source on demand, always up-to-date, and deployed into a virtual environment that can be restored with a single com...
Perl 7 – How to start preparing to make the transition?20200827142907
Perl 7 – How to start preparing to make the transition?
August 27, 2020activeperl, perl, Perl 7
Disclaimer: This blog post summarizes much of the publicly available information we know about Perl 7 to date. As with anything under development, fea...
The Future of Perl at ActiveState – Part 120200709111716
The Future of Perl at ActiveState – Part 1
July 9, 2020activeperl, pdk, perl, Perl 7, ppm
The future of Perl will be based on Perl 7 and ActiveState is committed to supporting Perl 7.Our next version of ActivePerl is based on Perl 5.32, and...
Goodbye PPM, Hello State Tool20190723090056
Goodbye PPM, Hello State Tool
July 23, 2019activeperl, activeperl 5.28, activestate platform, ppm, ppm index, state tool
Our Perl Package Manager (PPM) is being phased out as we move forward with a new and improved solution for Perl package management. With the release o...
Rejoice! ActivePerl 5.26 Released, Plus 5.24 and 5.22 Updates20170918130146
Rejoice! ActivePerl 5.26 Released, Plus 5.24 and 5.22 Updates
September 18, 2017activeperl, activeperl 5.22, ActivePerl 5.24, activeperl 5.26, cpan, perl, perl 5.22, perl 5.24, perl 5.26
I’m pleased to announce that we have released today, not only the latest and greatest Perl 5 version to date, 5.26, but we have updates to 5.24 and 5....
Upgrading Perl to a Modern Version: the ActiveState Guide20170523161500
Upgrading Perl to a Modern Version: the ActiveState Guide
May 23, 2017activeperl, migrate perl, perl 5.10, perl 5.24, perl 5.8
Many organizations stopped upgrading Perl after the release of 5.8.8 or 5.10.1, about 8 to 11 years ago. At that point in history, major releases of P...
Good Things Come in Managed Packages20170516170432
Good Things Come in Managed Packages
May 16, 2017activego, activelua, activenode, activeperl, activepython, activetcl, ActuveRuby, godep, golang, lua, LuaRocks, node, nodejs, npm, package management, package manager, perl, pip, ppm, pypi, pypm, python, ruby
Package management is a significant issue in every programming language and the number of packages associated with each language is astonishing. Pytho...