This is the Shadowcat News Archive page for August 2007.

August 2007 News Archive

Database Haters Anonymous

17th August 2007
Talk description
Talks schedule
YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna Site
YAPC::EUROPE Home
Matt will be presenting a talk at YAPC::EU under the auspicious title of "Database Haters Anonymous". More details about the talk and when Matt will be giving this will be posted when we know ourselves :).

YAPC Cookbook - 3 more sections online

21st August 2007
The 2007 YAPC Cookbook: Complete List
The 2007 YAPC Cookbook: Lamb
The 2007 YAPC Cookbook: Small Dishes
The 2007 YAPC Cookbook: Deserts
YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna Site
YAPC::EUROPE Home
Another three sections of the YAPC cookbook; Lamb, Small Dishes, and Deserts have been made available online specially selected by Nathan Exley who will be with the Shadowcat Team at YAPC 2007. Go to the Complete List for a full index of the recipes now available.

Matt Trout YAPC Slides

28th August 2007
Be Confused
Database Haters Anonymous
Talks schedule
YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna Site
YAPC::EUROPE Home
The slides for Matthew Trout's talks for YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna, Be Confused and Database Haters Anonymous are now available for viewing online.

YAPC::EU 2007

7th August 2007
YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna Site
YAPC::EUROPE Home
As previously mentioned in the news Shadowcat Systems will be attending YAPC::EU 2007 with their very own chef! Nathan Exley who is a lecturer at Lancaster and Morecambe college and a chef with almost 20 years in the catering industry will be attending YAPC::EU and also sharing an apartment with the SC crew. To celebrate this occasion a selection of recipes specially selected by Nathan will be appearing on the SC site in the run up to YAPC::EU 2007.

Shadowcat mini-Euro tour

18th August 2007
Talk description
Talks schedule
YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna Site
YAPC::EUROPE Home
The Shadowcat boys, along with a chef, will be attending YAPC::EU in Vienna by car. Yep we decided that it would be fun to have a road trip across Europe, going almost from edge-to-edge. If there is anyone in, or near, Koblenz (Germany) who would like to meet up for a beer and a rowdy chat on either Sunday 26th August or Friday 31st August then let us know.

Matt Trout appearance at OSCON 2007

9th August 2007
Slides from the presentation
Oscon Main Site
As previously reported Matt gave a talk at OSCON in Portland, Oregon. The talk focussed on Catalyst and was the latest version of his Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes: Cooking with Catalyst presentation that he has been developing for the last 18 months. If you were at the presentation or if you are curious to see a set of the slides they are now available online.

Matt Trout to do 2nd Talk at YAPC::EU

27th August 2007
Talks schedule
YAPC::EU 2007 Vienna Site
YAPC::EUROPE Home
Last Minute News: Matt Trout will be giving a second talk at YAPC::EU. We learned at the last moment that due to schedule changes the organisers have pulled one of Matt;s submitted talks of their reserve list and have added it to the talk schedule for Tuesday morning (28th August).

Matt Trout's Podcast

10th August 2007
Article on Matthew Trout's Blog
Perlcast Article
Podcast with MST about Dbic
Perlcast Homepage
Matthew Trout was interviewed in June by Perlcast on the subject of DBIx::Class and the Perl ORM landscape. The interview is available to listen online (if you have the right plugin enabled in your browser) or for download as a podcast.