The Weekly Challenge 351: Special Arithmetic #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/12/The_Weekly_Challenge_351__Special_Arithmetic.html

Since Perl Weekly Challenge 351's tasks are "Special Average" and "Arithmetic Progression", I decided that this week's musical theme should be Average Person by Paul McCartney. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: A prett...

The Weekly Challenge 350: A Good Shuffle #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/12/The_Weekly_Challenge_350__A_Good_Shuffle.html

Perl Weekly Challenge: Shuffling the Good With PWC 350's tasks being "Good Substrings" and "Shuffle Pairs", I really couldn't avoid the musical theme being Boz Scaggs' Lido Shuffle. So let's do one more for the road in the Perl Weekly Challenge. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Shuffli...

The Weekly Challenge 349: Power Meeting #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/11/The_Weekly_Challenge_349__Power_Meeting.html

With PWC 349's tasks being "Power String" and "Meeting Point", I had a tough music choice. I could have given you Kansas, but my high school/college years were the 80s, so I had to go with my heart and use The Power of Love by Huey Lewis & The News. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: The Pow...

The Weekly Challenge 348: Time for Strings #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/11/The_Weekly_Challenge_348__Time_for_Strings.html

I mean, with PWC 348's tasks being "String Alike" and "Convert Time", how could I pick anything else besides Time? Though I was amused by Mohammad Anwar initially mistyping the second task as "COVERT Time", and I thought it would be a spy task... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Ticking...

The Weekly Challenge 347: Phone Number For a Date #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/11/The_Weekly_Challenge_347__Phone_Number_For_a_Date.html

Perl Weekly Challenge 347's tasks are formatting dates and phone numbers, so I'm offering up ELO's Telephone Line as this week's musical theme. Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-languages... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Oh, oh,...

The Weekly Challenge 346: All Aboard The Magic Parenthesis #Perl #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/11/The_Weekly_Challenge_346__All_Aboard_The_Magic_Parenthesis.html

With PWC 346's tasks being "Longest Parenthesis" and "Magic Expression", I had a bunch of ideas for music, so I went with the first one that popped into my head: Billy Joel's "The Longest Time". #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Whoa-oh...

The Weekly Challenge 345: Position the Visitor #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/11/The_Weekly_Challenge_345__Position_the_Visitor.html

With PWC 345's tasks being "Peak Positions" and "Last Visitor", I was at a loss for what to what music to pick. I haven't done musical theater in a while, so... "One Last Time" from Hamilton. So let's teach them how to say goodbye with PWC 345... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Teach T...

The Weekly Challenge 344: All is Array Formation #Perl #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/10/The_Weekly_Challenge_344__All_is_Array_Formation.html

The tasks for PWC 344 both have names that talk about being arrays, and nothing musically jumped out at me relating to arrays. So I started free-associating: arrays -> rays -> sunshine, and sunshine made me think of The Beatles. packy.dardan.com/b/ct #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: A-ray S...

The Weekly Challenge 343: Zero to Champion #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/10/The_Weekly_Challenge_343__Zero_to_Champion.html

PWC 343 starts with "Zero Friend" (which made me think of Carole King), but with task two being "Champion Team", I couldn't pick any music besides We Are The Champions by Queen. So now let's hope I don't make any bad mistakes while tackling PWC 343! #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Ze-ro t...

The Weekly Challenge 342: Balanced Max Scores the String #Perl #RustLang #Postscript #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/10/The_Weekly_Challenge_342__Balanced_Max_Scores_the_String.html

I'm stretching the musical theme for Perl Weekly Challenge 342. Task 1 is "Balanced String", and when I was thinking about strings, I thought of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. But don't cry—we'll have fun with "Balanced String" and "Max Score". #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Balance...