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Geek companyWe make a browser, but not only
Engineering-drivenMost of Opera employees still work in Eng
Very smart peopleI am an exception
Opera Software
Opera browserC++, huge number of platforms
Opera Mini client - serverJ2ME, C++, Pikemaybe you have it on
your phone
Opera TurboC++, Pike, speed up page loading
Opera products
C++ Kingdom
Perl Republic
Python Dictatorship
Pike Islands
PRL
Opera IntranetIntegrated with company-wide LDAP directory
BCDOpera browser Build scriptsComposer, to assemble custom
versionsDistribute, publish on the download system
StatisticsBrowser downloadsOpera Mini stats, hundreds of servers
worldwide
hundreds of systems ...
Internal systems
www.opera.comCompany institutional website
my.opera.comOpera Community, browser add-ons, skinsSupport
forums, photo albums, blogs, etc...
dev.opera.comTechnical in-depth articlesWeb Standards
Curriculum
labs.opera.com
Public web sites
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DML=XML+XSLT
Auth.opera.comCentral authentication system,
user profiles, (soon) single-sign on
Auto updateServes component updates
Site-checkFraud, malware, phishing protection
ASD (Alien service discovery)Opera Unite related, tracks logged
in usersConnects them together
Browser integration systems
Opera Link
Recently added Perlbal.Cut 90% load.In 1 day.
Browser integration systems
ok, great, but...
Very few people, but very noisy
Usually young peopleExperienced developers don't care
Tendency to generalize about Perl and Perl folks...
Perl bashing...
Python getting more and more popular
They just know Perl, that's why they stick to it
Perl is not suited for large applications
Perl is a write-only language (ever heard this?)
Perl sucks
No interesting jobs
Perception
We know what the reality is:
Perl runs everywhere (and I mean everywhere)
Large or small-scale applications
Python code can be horrible too...
Python projects can fail too...
Reality
Understand better how Perl is really perceivedand possibly
why
Expected 10 answers and some boos
Got lots of answers (and some boos)
Survey: Perl in Opera Software
Survey: Perl in Opera Software
Most common reason for Perl is awfulSyntax is too complicated
Most common reason for Perl is greatSyntax is flexibleMake it an
expressive language
Survey: Perl in Opera Software
Most people that complain about syntax
have none or very little experience in Perl
Survey: Perl in Opera Software
70%CPAN is an extremely valuable resource
Survey: Perl in Opera Software
1%Strawberry Perl users
Varies greatly
Legacy systems
We're trying to build a Quality Culture
Prepare to be shocked... :)
Quality of Perl work in Opera
We are the Perl Community!
Aim for the highest quality
Set documentation and coding guidelines in your teamRespect
them!
No quick & dirty please
We can make a difference...
More CPANMunin realtime statisticsStorage subsystemOpera-core
foundation classesMore modern PerlMigrate majority of systems to
5.10.xMore Catalyst?More Moose?
Future of Perl at Opera
Strive for high quality
Write about Perl. Go, Ironman!
Get your company (more) on CPAN
Hire unexperienced young developers.Train them. Perl is never
the problem.
Call to action!
obrigado!
perguntas?
opera.com/jobsjobs.perl.org
