Articles in the devlog category

Software development updates and stories of interest to techies.

• Father Perl >> Fri 08 April 2022 >> perl, programming, fun,

Here is a replacement for the metasyntactic variables (foo, bar, baz) inspired by 90s sitcom Father Ted. To persuade you it is then demonstrated it in Perl.

• Announcing RSRU R3 >> Mon 04 April 2022 >> release, perl, thransoft, rsru,

Everyone's favourite Perl static website builder marks its third release. Many thrilling new features await.

• Screenshot Showcase for November 2021 >> Tue 30 November 2021 >> screenshot-showcase, windows,

How is my desktop? November 2021.

• Announcing RSRU R2 >> Sun 28 November 2021 >> release, perl, thransoft, rsru,

RSRU.pl has reached its second release.

• Bitter Coin >> Sun 17 October 2021 >> bitcoin, cryptocurrency, economics, netlore, mishaps, told-from-the-past,

The woes of near-misses, as told by the blockchain.

• WMW Lives! >> Sat 28 August 2021 >> web, wmw, meta,

There is now a new section of the site: WMW, or Well Made Web. See it at wmw.thran.uk!

• Screenshot Showcase for August 2021 >> Wed 04 August 2021 >> screenshot-showcase, linux, fluxbox,

Assorted screenshots of Linux desktops from August 2021.

• Announcing RSRU R1.0 >> Tue 03 August 2021 >> release, perl, thransoft, rsru,

The RSRU.pl software catalogue generator is complete enough for a release.