New Year's LinksAll of us at ChannelWeb send our wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2008. Some quick links for the day off: Dr. Dobbs reports Perl 5.10 Now Available. I remember, way back, giving Perl as an example of a programming language I'd never know. But I have learned it, a little, thanks in large part to Learning Perl, and the wonderful (really) Mastering Regular Expressions. It's my secret weapon for slicing and dicing spreadsheets and long text files to extract usable content for the web. The newest version promises even richer regular expression support, along with other performance and functionality enhancements. And despite a reputation for being opaque, Perl nonetheless has a "do what I mean" feel that makes it, well, actually fun. I'll be trying out 5.10 in 2008. A cubicle? We used to dream of working in a cubicle! No, that's not some grumpy old-timer. That's you, in the future, if this trend takes off. On bMighty, Naomi Grossman says it's an acknowlegement of a whole new workstyle companies will have to come to terms with: "If, as a small to midsize company, you want to be able to attract and retain top IT workers, you need to acknowledge... that most of your good employees won't stand for a Dilbert existence anymore -- especially when they have other options." I like it, but Andrew Hickey reports Google Reader Making More Enemies Than Friends. But then, I haven't been sharing any links (unless you count right here). Ed Moltzen looks at Microsoft's "boldest move yet into virtualization" -- Windows Server 2008: "It also appears to be Microsoft's most aggressive move to date into an area that was once the province of companies like IBM, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard: clustering." Jennifer Lawinski looks at Apple's Year on our Apple Channel blog: "Apple's thriving iPod and iPhone businesses may not have any impact on the channel, except perhaps to cause a bit of "why can't we sell those too!" ire, solution providers can take heart that business may be on the upswing for Apple resellers who cater to business accounts." The prognosis for portable electronic health records remains cloudy. Thanks, Netscape, we'll never forget you. For tonight: my favorite champagnes. I hear they make them elsewhere, too, but stick to Long Island, to be sure. Happy New Year! Posted by Joe Caponi at 12:47 PM, December 31, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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