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Paul Fenwick
Managing Director, Perl Training Australia

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Paul Fenwick is the managing director of Perl Training Australia, and has been teaching computer science for over a decade. He is an internationally acclaimed presenter at conferences and user-groups worldwide, where he is well-known for his humour and off-beat topics.

In his spare time, Paul’s interests include security, mycology, cycling, coffee, scuba diving, and lexically scoped user pragmata.

Sessions

1:30pm Tuesday, 07/21/2009

Doing Perl Right

Perl
Location: Ballroom A4/A5

Paul Fenwick (Perl Training Australia), Jacinta Richardson (Perl Training Australia)

Average rating:

(4.12, 24 ratings)

You already know some Perl. You've read a book, written a few scripts, maybe even a module, but are you sure you're doing it right? Languagues and techniques evolve over time, and Perl is no exception. This detailed tutorial covers many of the best modern and practical techniques in Perl, including Moose, autodie, Devel::NYTProf, Devel::Cover, PAR, Perl::Critic and more. Read more.

10:45am Friday, 07/24/2009

The Art of Klingon Programming

Perl
Location: Meeting Room B1/B4

Paul Fenwick (Perl Training Australia)

Average rating:

(4.90, 10 ratings)

A good programmer needs many qualities: intelligence, foresight, dedication, and the ability to fight off a hundred angry targh armed only with your bat'leth. On Qo'noS, software developers undertake an intensive course in combat programming before they are cleared for active duty. Join Paul Fenwick as he examines how Perl's new autodie pragma can bring you the very best of Klingon programming. Read more.

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Paul Fenwick Managing Director, Perl Training Australia