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    CPAN - This Day In History

    CoRecursive: Coding Stories · Aug 1, 2022 · 56 min
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    CPAN was the first open-source software module repository. And on this day, Aug 1st, in 1995, CPAN was first announced to a private group of PERL users. If you are building things today by pulling in various packages from various open source places – and really, who isn't – then the history of how this world came to be is essential. Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The…

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