Re^2: Does anyone use Perl on Windows?

[stevieb]

Thank you.

The project came to mind recently because I had a long-term client ask me to upgrade their Perl. Years ago, I had designed a custom system with berrybrew that encapsulated the build, test and creation of a complete installer so that they could point-and-click to install an entire platform that included every distribution/module they needed. This system allows them to test their proprietary scripts (which I have never seen) to be used against the entire new Perl instance.

This custom build has filters for every distribution so that it can build most recent CPAN, or existing version that is known-good.

I then send them an exe file that deploys the entire kit-and-kaboodle.

In other words, thanks to you and others, I've regained interest in the project, and will work diligently to finish my outstanding branches, implement changes so issues are closed, and otherwise put a bunch more time into this project that I've babied for many years.

The most interesting thing about all of this, is that I haven't operated a computer that runs Windows in more than 15 years. I took over the berrybrew project with no Windows computers; I just saw an opportunity to further a perlbrew opportunity for the Windows OS, and I grabbed it. I knew nothing of C# (which berrybrew is built with), but I learnt it (to the degree necessary). I have a Windows (10) VM infrastructure solely dedicated to maintain this project.

I'm proud of my work. Goes to show that I love Perl so much, that I'd spend years of my time writing code in a language I don't use, on an operating system I don't use, just so others can use Perl on that OS more efficiently. I never was one who cared about how many people used my software. It's always been about the belief that my open source code would make someone's life better.

-stevieb

[etj]

Your post should really receive all the ++ that exists in the world! Keep fighting the good fight.