Michael Schwern
International Consultant Of Mystery, eval Empire

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Michael G Schwern has been programming Perl for over 10 years and is responsible for such modules as Class::DBI and Test::More. In all probability, Michael has code on your computer. He can destroy CPAN at his leisure.

Michael currently resides in Portland, Oregon and has no intention of leaving. He works for OpenSourcery writing technology for good.

He owns no cars nor cats, though he kind of wants a cat.

He’s been known to write about Perl and also about geek communications

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1:40pm Thursday, 07/22/2010

perl5i: Perl 5 Improved

Perl
Location: D137

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Michael Schwern (eval Empire)

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(4.30, 10 ratings)

perl5i is a single module bringing together the best magic Perl programmers have to offer catapulting the basic language forward. Suddenly everything is an object! Functions return objects and throw exceptions! You don't have to load six modules to work with files! Perl 5 is fun again! Read more.

11:50am Friday, 07/23/2010

Repent!!! For the End of the Unix Epoch is Nigh!!!

Tools & Techniques
Location: Portland 252

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Michael Schwern (eval Empire)

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(4.89, 18 ratings)

SINNERS!! HEAR ME!! For too long have you lain contented and SLOTHFUL in the illusion that time is infinite! SOON the UNIX EPOCH will END and numbers will OVERFLOW their confines CLEANSING all in a flood the likes we have not seen since 1901!!! The SINS of your 32 BITS will chase your children and your children's children unless you REPENT NOW and cleanse your code of the 2038 BUG!! Read more.

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Michael Schwern International Consultant Of Mystery, eval Empire