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Welcome to the Perl Guilds Wiki

The Perl Guilds wiki is a community-driven resource designed to support freelance Perl programmers and help them thrive in their independent careers. This space is dedicated to Perl developers who want to enhance their skills, share knowledge, and collaborate with others to build sustainable, successful careers as freelancers in the world of Perl development. As a freelancer, you face unique challenges, but the Perl Guilds wiki offers resources and a supportive community to help you overcome them. Whether you're just starting or are an experienced Perl developer, you'll find valuable information here to help you refine your craft and build a business around your Perl expertise.

The original wiki concept was inspired by FreePascal's community wiki. This wiki is maintained by myself, Brett Estrade (OODLER) <brett.estrade@gmail.com>; I am an idependant Perl contractor based in Houston, Texas. If you found this page looking for a contract Perl programmer, you may reach me for a free quote here.

Perl Beginners, Hobbyist, and Dabblers This section is for anyone interested in Perl, learning Perl, or those tinkering with Perl. The point of this section is to move you over to become a professional Perl Craftsmen. Official Website Downloads Community Participation Email Lists and Communities: Tutorials Books and Magazines

Perl Craftsmen and Professional Development This section is for independent software professions who charge money for Perl-related services and use Perl as their secret weapon to make a living or those wishing to become one. It is not for "Jacks of all trades;" this section is for Perl craftsmen - journey men and true masters wishing to leverage their skills in Perl to put food in their kids' mouths and a roof over their head. Official Website (RAD), Rapid Application Development Tools, IDEs, Installer-Makers wxGlade - written in Python, but can output Perl! Using Perl for Making Window GUI Programs Cross-platform GUIs with wxPerl Windows Specific GUIs with Win32::GUI Cross-platform GUIs with GUIDeFATE Using Perl for Creating a Commercial SaaS and Other Services Monetization Strategies for Perl Programmers Commerical Success Stories and Case Studies Downloads Community Participation Perl Guilds Forum - test forum to see if any activitiy is drawn to it Tutorials Books and Magazines Related Sites https://perlclientdirectory.com/ - curated list of Perl clients for external APIs and services https://perlmodules.net - track changes to your favorite Perl Modules in CPAN

Perl Guilds Wiki Portals

Wiki Portals have been created for a selection of the platforms and topics that Perl and related tools support. The Portals gather together all the related information for the particular platform or topic in one place to make it easier to locate. The full list of supported platforms may be found here.

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  New Users

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  Perl History

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  Database Development

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  Game Development

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  Hardware and Robotics

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  HowTo Demos

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  Science and Technology

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  SaaS and Web Development

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  Alt. Perls

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  Artificial Intelligence

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  Embedded

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  FreeBSD

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  Linux

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  macOS

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  Windows

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  GUIs with Perl

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  Perl CGI

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  Graphics Programming

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  HPC - High Performance Computing

In the News

A summary of recent news stories about Perl can be found here.

Projects using Perl

Details and screenshots of an extensive number of applications created with Perl may be found here. There is also plenty of source code that can be found here.

Bug Tracker

The Perl Bug Tracker and the Perl Request Tracker (RT) are the places to go to check if the anomaly you have encountered has already been recorded as a Perl or Perl module bug and, if not, you can lodge a bug report (see How do I create a bug report) so that it can be fixed. Even better, lodge a patch if you can (see Creating A Patch) with the bug report.