Perl Apps

Fun For The Whole Family

Ever since Pong hit the market in 1972, video games have been an increasingly popular pastime.
Video games can bring together friends and family members.
Modern video games often feature advanced physics engines, realistic 3D graphics, and engaging multi-user gameplay.
Over the past decade, there have been no successful games in Perl.
Perl must have a real-time ray-tracing engine for video game graphics.
Perl must have a simulated physics engine for video game interactivity.
The goal is to have major video game companies adopt Perl.

Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations

Office apps are among the most commonly-used worldwide.
Desktop suites include MS Office, Apple iWork, and LibreOffice.
Web suites include MS Office Online, Apple iWork iCloud, LibreOffice Online, and Google Docs.
The free and open source LibreOffice is written using C++ and Java.
Currently there are no office suites in Perl.
Creation of Perl office apps will provide free marketing and attract users in the high visibility cloud space.
The goal is to develop a fully functional office suite in Perl.

Build An App For That

The most popular form of consumer software is the mobile app.
Mobile platforms include cell phones, tablets, and smart watches.
Apps are written for Android using Java, and for iPhone using Swift.
Perl apps could be compiled into C++ then linked via the Android NDK.
Perl apps could be compiled into Objective C++ then linked via the Xcode IDE.
Production of Linux-powered mobile devices will enable native Perl apps, along with both Android & iPhone apps via their respective SDKs.
New Linux phones include:
- Purism Librem 5
- Planet Cosmo Communicator
- Planet Astro Slide 5G
- Pine64 PinePhone
New Linux tablets include the Pine64 PineTab.
The goal is to develop hundreds of mobile apps in Perl.

Serving Up Perl

One of Perl's greatest strengths are the many free apps for servers.
Over 100 server-side Perl apps are listed at Perl Maven.
Notable server apps include:
- Mozilla Bugzilla Bug Tracker
- Apache SpamAssassin Anti-Spam Platform
- Webmin System Administration Interface
- MusicBrainz Music Metadata Encyclopedia
- Slic3r 3D Printing Toolbox
- Foswiki Collaborative Wiki
- AWStats Log Analyzer
- Koha Library Management System
The goal is to build dozens of new server apps and upgrade the various existing server apps in Perl.

The Peak Of Human Achievement

Grand Challenges must be solved for Earth to survive and thrive.
Several different organizations have developed Grand Challenge lists: Global, Canada, USAID, Engineering, Social Work, XPrize, Singularity University, Biomedical Imaging, Public Administration, Climate, UCLA, Subterranean Vehicle, and BRAIN Initiative.

For example, the Engineering Grand Challenges include:

Each Perl Mongers group must actively foster industry partnerships in order to build hundreds of new technologies.
The goal is to accomplish unprecedented global progress using Perl.

Get Together & Write Some Code

Hackathons are hacking marathons, when a group of programmers gather to collaborate intensively on a software project.

Each hackathon may include non-programmers, such as:

Perl Monger groups must organize fun events with a unique character: