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Saturday, August 26, 2006
 


So what am I doing with myself, since I "retired"?

I consider myself to have two "callings": software developer, and writer.

Let me talk about the former for a bit, now.

At the moment, at least, I'd say that my three favorite programming languages are Perl, Scheme, and Java.   (I wonder how many people there are who would pick those three. I suspect -- but not confidently -- that the answer would be "not many", because they're all so different from each other. )

Perl is the language I've worked in the most, over the last several years (which is to say, over the greater part of my time at SAS). 

At any rate.  My "focal project" at the moment is implementing a flexible backup utility as a Perl module.  "As a Perl module" implies that this is not a standalone application designed for complete non-programmers to use: you have to write a Perl script in order to make use of it.  But for those who know how to do that, it gives them a great deal of control over how the backups are done. 

I'm writing this mostly because I want it.  But I do intend, also, to submit it to CPAN (the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network), once it's done.

Categorie(s) for this post include: Retirement; Perl; Backup software.


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