$	Indicates that this particular category is done for a living.            For example, o+++$ indicates that the person won the OPC and            gets paid for their obfuscations. If you are a professional            Perl programmer just add this to the first field (P) and to the            main areas you work in, like CGI, Sysadmin...
&gt;	for 'wannabe' ratings. Indicating that while the geek is currently           at one rating, they are striving to reach another. For example,            c+++>++++ indicates a core developer who volunteers to be a           pumpkin (not that this likely to happen...).
()	for indicating "cross-overs" or ranges. Geeks who go from C+ to             C--- depending on the situation (i.e. mostly "C+") could use C+(---). @ is different from ()        in that () has finite limits within the category, while @ ranges all over
@	For this variable, said trait is not very rigid, may change with            time or with individual interaction. For example, Geeks who do a           lot of CGI for their job but really don't like it might choose to           list themselves as : C++@ (actually C++@$, see below)
A	Abuse/Glue
A 	I've written code that someone compiled to bytecode
A!	I read part of Slash code and switched to Python
A+	I'm working on Inline.pm
A++	I'm writing a virtual machine in Perl (POE, Object Server, Turing-capable interpreter)
A+++	I'm writing device drivers in Perl
A++++	Don't call my Perl OS a POS
A-	Writing portable code is hard enough
A--	You guys scare me
A---	I'm still trying to figure out anonymous functions
BD	Bondage & Discipline
BD 	I use -w and strict for anything but one-liners
BD!	I only write one-liners anyway
BD*	I use Python for all serious code
BD+	I refuse to use AUTOLOAD
BD++	I use pseudo-hashes to avoid auto-vivification
BD+++	I use Class::Contract
BD-	I use strict but warnings are a pain
BD--	strict? -w? Yeah right!
C	CGI
C 	I use CGI.pm but I am not that sure my scripts are secure
C!	My company won't do CGI, it is not secure
C*	I gave up on CGI.pm a long time ago and use Apache::Request nowadays
C+	I use CGI.pm and the taint mode
C++	I use CGI.pm, the Template Toolkit and HTML::Parser
C+++	I write (good) books about CGI and Perl
C++++	I am Lincol Stein
C-	CGI is best done with print and parsing CGI queries by hand
C--	I try to avoid doing CGI at all costs
C---	What's that CGI thingie anyway?
CO	Conferences
CO 	I have attended at least 3 TPC or YAPC
CO!	I have never attended TPC or YAPC, and I have no desire to ever do so
CO+	I have given talks at TPC or YAPC
CO++	I have given tutorials at TPC or YAPC
CO+++	I have won a prize at TPC or YAPC (but I am NOT Damian Conway)
CO++++	I am Nat Torkington, Kevin Lenzo, Leon Brocard or Damian Conway
CO-	I have attended at least once TPC or YAPC
CO--	I have never attended TPC or YAPC, my company won't let me go
CO?	TPC, YAPC what's that?
D	DBI
D 	I use DBI always with the same data base
D!	I don't need no stinkin' data base!
D+	I have used DBI with at least 2 DBD's
D++	I have used DBI with at least 2 DBD's in the same program
D+++	I have written a DBD
D++++	I am Tim Bunce
D-	DBI? The mySQL/Oracle modules work fine for me thank you
D--	Why should I use DBI, flat files work fine for me
E	Eval
E 	I use eval every now and then
E!	My company's coding standards don't allow me to use eval
E+	I use eval and @! to catch exception
E++	I use eval to generate subroutines dynamically
E+++	I use eval in AUTOLOAD methods to generate methods dynamically
E++++	I am Erudil, 'nuff said
E-	I know the difference between eval "string" and eval { block }
E--	I know that eval "string" and eval { block } are different and I avoid both
E---	eval is insecure, I don't use it
Ee	Emacs
Ee 	Yeah, I know what emacs is, and use it as my regular editor.
Ee!	Emacs sucks!
Ee+	Emacs is great! I read my mail and news with it!
Ee++	I know and use elisp regularly!
Ee+++	Emacs is my login shell!! M-x doctor is my psychologist! I use emacs to control my TV and toaster oven!
Ee-	Emacs is too big and bloated for my tastes
Ee--	Emacs is just a fancy word processor
Ee---	Emacs sucks! vi forever!!!
Ee----	Emacs sucks! pico forever!!!
Ee?	What is Emacs?
Eo	Other Editor
Eoa	Alpha
Eoa 	I use Alpha when I really have to
Eoa!	I refuse to use Alpha
Eoa+	I am happy to use Alpha when I work on a machine that has it
Eoa++	Alpha is my favorite editor
Eoa+++	I only use Alpha to edit my Perl code
Eoa++++	I wrote Alpha
Eoa-	Alpha is a piece of crap and I try real hard to avoid using it
Eob	BBEdit
Eob 	I use BBEdit when I really have to
Eob!	I refuse to use BBEdit
Eob+	I am happy to use BBEdit when I work on a machine that has it
Eob++	BBEdit is my favorite editor
Eob+++	I only use BBEdit to edit my Perl code
Eob++++	I wrote BBEdit
Eob-	BBEdit is a piece of crap and I try real hard to avoid using it
Eon	Notepad
Eon 	I use Notepad when I really have to
Eon!	I refuse to use Notepad
Eon+	I am happy to use Notepad when I work on a machine that has it
Eon++	Notepad is my favorite editor
Eon+++	I only use Notepad to edit my Perl code
Eon++++	I wrote Notepad
Eon-	Notepad is a piece of crap and I try real hard to avoid using it
Eot	Textedit
Eot 	I use Textedit when I really have to
Eot!	I refuse to use Textedit
Eot+	I am happy to use Textedit when I work on a machine that has it
Eot++	Textedit is my favorite editor
Eot+++	I only use Textedit to edit my Perl code
Eot++++	I wrote Textedit
Eot-	Textedit is a piece of crap and I try real hard to avoid using it
Ev	Vi
Ev 	I know how to do complex find/replaces (even using % instead of 1,$)
Ev!	vi sucks
Ev*	I am Bram Moolenaar
Ev+	I can open multiple files and use shell escapes effectively
Ev++	I write my own scripts to change behavior
Ev+++	I write patches from time to time
Ev-	I can open a file and save and quit
Ev--	How do I start inputing text?
Ev---	How is vi visual?
Ev----	vi sucks, emacs forever!!!
Ev?	vi?
G	Goof
G 	Perl is fun, I try not use the most exotic features though, someone will have to maintain my code some day
G!	I use Perl strictly for work, it's just another language
G*	I am Larry Wall
G+	I play Perl golf regularly
G++	I write programs that are valid in at least 2 languages including Perl
G+++	I won a White Camel Award
G++++	I am Damian Conway, Michael Schwern or I have a Camel tatoo somewhere on my body
G-	I _never_ use $_
G--	My Perl code looks just like C, I stay away from constructs that can't be found in other languages
M	Modules
M 	I use modules from CPAN
M!	I only write one-liners anyway
M+	I write my own modules and use them as much as I can
M++	I have one or more module on CPAN
M+++	Some of my modules are part of the core distribution
M++++	I am Damian Conway
M-	I only use modules from the core distribution
M--	I don't like modules and I don't use them
M?	Modules?
MA	Map
MA 	I know the difference between map and grep... in theory
MA!	Sure I can use a map, it's just that I can't seem to be able to fold it back
MA+	I often try to use map, but as soon as I have a problem in the code I replace it with a foreach
MA++	I use map quite often and I understand the Schwartzian transform
MA+++	I use map as often as I can, including in void context, on purpose, and I know who will flame me for that
MA++++	I am Erudil or Randal Schwartz, I (ab)use map
MA-	I read the description of map a while ago and my head still hurts!
MA--	Is map one of those obscure functions no one actually uses?
MO	Perl Monger
MO 	I am subscribed to a Perl Monger mailing list but I don't go to meetings
MO!	There is no Perl Mongers group in my area
MO+	I go to Perl Monger reunions
MO++	I participate in at least 2 Perl Monger groups
MO+++	I founded and/or head a Perl Monger group or I am David Addler
MO++++	I am bryan d foy
MO---	Me hangin' out with geeks? I don't need no stinkin' Perl Mongers
MO?	What is a Perl Monger?
O	Objects
O 	I have used other people's OO modules
O!	I am Tom Christiansen
O+	I have written an OOP module, but never used inheritence
O++	I have written an OOP module and know what @ISA is for
O+++	I have written a large application with OOP
O++++	I am Damian Conway
O-	I've heard of OOP and would like to learn it someday
O--	I've heard of OOP and think its a joke
O---	I've never heard of OOP or don't understand OOP
O?	What? You mean Perl can be OO?
OL	Other Languages
OL!	I only use Perl anyway
OLA	Assembly
OLA*	I am that old!
OLA+	I use Assembly every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLA++	I use Assembly quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLA+++	I _LOVE_ Assembly, way more than Perl
OLA-	I have to use Assembly, it does not mean that I like it
OLA--	I try to avoid using Assembly as much as I can
OLA---	I _HATE_ Assembly, I will never use it
OLC	C
OLC*	I am Larry (Wall|Rossler)
OLC+	I use C every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLC++	I use C quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLC+++	I _LOVE_ C, way more than Perl
OLC-	I have to use C, it does not mean that I like it
OLC--	I try to avoid using C as much as I can
OLC---	I _HATE_ C, I will never use it
OLCC	C++
OLCC*	I am Bjarne Stroustrup
OLCC+	I use C++ every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLCC++	I use C++ quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLCC+++	I _LOVE_ C++, way more than Perl
OLCC-	I have to use C++, it does not mean that I like it
OLCC--	I try to avoid using C++ as much as I can
OLCC---	I _HATE_ C++, I will never use it
OLCO	COBOL
OLCO*	I am that sick!
OLCO+	I use COBOL every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLCO++	I use COBOL quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLCO+++	I _LOVE_ COBOL, way more than Perl
OLCO-	I have to use COBOL, it does not mean that I like it
OLCO--	I try to avoid using COBOL as much as I can
OLCO---	I _HATE_ COBOL, I will never use it
OLJ	Java
OLJ*	I am working in a basement at Sun
OLJ+	I use Java every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLJ++	I use Java quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLJ+++	I _LOVE_ Java, way more than Perl
OLJ-	I have to use Java, it does not mean that I like it
OLJ--	I try to avoid using Java as much as I can
OLJ---	I _HATE_ Java, I will never use it
OLL	Lisp
OLL*	I am John McCarthy
OLL+	I use Lisp every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLL++	I use Lisp quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLL+++	I _LOVE_ Lisp, way more than Perl
OLL-	I have to use Lisp, it does not mean that I like it
OLL--	I try to avoid using Lisp as much as I can
OLL---	I _HATE_ Lisp, I will never use it
OLP	Python
OLP*	I am Guido Van Rossum
OLP+	I use Python every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLP++	I use Python quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLP+++	I _LOVE_ Python, way more than Perl
OLP-	I have to use Python, it does not mean that I like it
OLP--	I try to avoid using Python as much as I can
OLP---	I _HATE_ Python, I will never use it
OLR	Ruby
OLR*	I am Yukihiro Matsumoto
OLR+	I use Ruby every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLR++	I use Ruby quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLR+++	I _LOVE_ Ruby, way more than Perl
OLR-	I have to use Ruby, it does not mean that I like it
OLR--	I try to avoid using Ruby as much as I can
OLR---	I _HATE_ Ruby, I will never use it
OLS	Smalltalk
OLS*	I am Alan Kay
OLS+	I use Smalltalk every now and then, it's OK but Perl still rules
OLS++	I use Smalltalk quite often and I like it as much as I like Perl
OLS+++	I _LOVE_ Smalltalk, way more than Perl
OLS-	I have to use Smalltalk, it does not mean that I like it
OLS--	I try to avoid using Smalltalk as much as I can
OLS---	I _HATE_ Smalltalk, I will never use it
P	Perl Programmer Stage
P 	Initiate
P*	Wizard
P+	User
P++	Adept
P+++	Hacker
P++++	Guru
P-	Novice
P6	Perl 6
P6 	I subscribed to at least one of the Perl 6 mailing lists
P6!	Isn't Perl 6 called Python?
P6*	I am a Language Designer for Perl 6
P6+	I submitted at least one refused RFC for Perl 6
P6++	I wrote at least one Perl 6 RFC
P6+++	I am a Perl 6 Working Group Chair
P6++++	I attended the Meeting where Perl 6 was decided
P6-	I am not really interested in Perl 6, I'll deal with it when I see it
P6--	I still use Perl 4 here, limme alone!
P6---	I don't _want_ a Perl 6
P6?	Perl 6? There is going to be a Perl 6? Cool!
PO	Perl Poetry
PO 	I have posted Perl Poetry on PerlMonks, c.l.p.m or on my website
PO!	Do I look like I would enjoy poetry?
PO*	Some features of Perl were designed so I could write Perl Poetry
PO+	I have participated in a Perl Poetry or Perl Haiku contest
PO++	I have won a Perl Poetry (or Haiku) contest
PO+++	I have been a judge in a Perl Poetry (or Haiku) contest
PO++++	I wrote Coy or I am Kevin Meltzer
PO-	I don't write Perl Poetry but I like reading it or I use Coy.pm occasionnally
PO--	Some people have _way_ too much time on their hands
PP	#perl
PP 	I occasionally visit #perl
PP!	I don't use IRC
PP+	I post questions on #perl
PP++	I answer questions (correctly) on #perl
PP+++	I am a #perl regular
PP++++	I am a #perl op
PP-	I have been berated on #perl
PP--	I am banned from #perl
PP?	What is IRC?
PU	Pack/Unpack
PU 	I use pack and unpack, I just need to read the doc carefully each time I do
PU!	I pack and unpack my suitcase
PU+	I use pack and unpack, of course!
PU++	I use pack and unpack enough so that I never have to look at the doc
PU+++	A good JAPH (like mine) _must_ use pack
PU++++	I use pack and unpack to speedup my sort routines
PU-	I try to avoid pack and unpack, I don't feel real confident with them
PU--	pack and unpack? I thought they were deprecated!
R	Regular Expressions
R 	I use regular expressions quite often but I am always a little uncomfortable with them
R!	I don't need no stinkin' regular expression, all of my data is XML
R+	I understand "Death to DotStar" and when I have to use \1 instead of $1
R++	I use ///e and I know the difference between //m and //s
R+++	I use ??{}, and ?&lt;! and s///ee, sometimes in the same regexp
R++++	I am Ilya or Jeff Friedl
R-	why can't you do tr/&/&amp;/ ?
R--	regular expressions is a fancy name for line noise
R?	Regular Expressions? What the Heck is a Regular Expression?
S	Sysadmin
S 	I use perl to do daily maintenance
S*	I am Evi Nemeth, I don't need perl.  *nix does what I want.  period
S+	I fixed the previous perl code after upgrading perl to 5.6, but didn't understand everything there
S++	I wrote some perl to check the logs and quotas and other daily maintenance
S+++	I wrote the perl that automates all our system tasks
S++++	I am David Blank-Edelman, I can use perl to do anything the system can do
S-	I know where the logs are, why do i need perl?
S--	I think i installed that, don't remember why...
S---	I'm sorry, where's the `on' button?
WP	Perlmonk
WP 	I Can't vote yet, but I will soon
WP!	Perl Monks promotes idolatry and adoring a false god. Down with Perl Monks!
WP+	I have my picture on my homenode
WP++	I am an Abbot or above
WP+++	I am a Saint
WP++++	I am Tim Vroom or merlyn
WP-	I am not interested in Perl Monks
WP--	I am Princepawn
WP?	What is PerlMonks?
X	XML
X 	XML... that's on my TODO list
X!	We don't need no stinkin' XML, we got Data::Dumper!
X+	I use XML::Simple or XML::PYX
X++	I can tell how XML::DOM differs from XML::Twig and I use both
X+++	I have writen at least one of the CPAN XML modules
X++++	I am Matt Sergeant or Clark Cooper
X-	Yeah I know, XML is great, but why is it such a pain to use?
X--	I HATE XML, it is a creation of the evil empire to destroy us all, I am Jon Barger
X?	I have lived in a cave for the last 3 years, what is XML?
c	Core Hacker
c 	I post on p5p
c!	I refuse to participate anymore in the mess that p5p has become
c*	I am Larry Wall
c+	I once had a patch
c++	At least 3 of my patches made it into Perl
c+++	I am a core developer
c-	I read p5p
c--	I don't read p5p
c---	I sure don't want to mess with Perl development
c?	What is p5p?
m	MacIntosh
m 	I have installed MacPerl but I don't use it much
m!	Gimme back my command line!
m*	I am Steve Wozniack, Mathias Neubacher or Chris Nandor
m+	I have installed MacPerl but I use it mostly to check that my code is really portable
m++	I use MacPerl quite often
m+++	I use MacPerl all the time, I love droplets!
m-	I installed MacPerl but could never make much sense of it
n	Usenet
n 	I read occasionally c.l.p.m groups
n!	I have given up on usenet in general and the c.l.p.m groups, they're useless
n+	I read regularly c.l.p.m groups
n++	I read and post on all 3 c.l.p.m groups
n+++	Not only do I post on all 3 c.l.p.m groups, I also monitor c.l.python!
n++++	I am a moderator of c.l.p.moderated
n-	I rarely read c.l.p.m groups
n?	What is usenet?
o	JAPH/Obfuscation
o 	Obfuscation is cool, I'm just not good at it
o!	I HATE obfuscation
o+	I wrote a JAPH but it is so pathetic I never use it
o++	I use a JAPH
o+++	I participated in the OPC, I posted obfuscations on PerlMonks that have over 20 in rep
o++++	I am Randal Schwartz, I won the OPC, I am BooK, Abigail or Erudil
o-	Obfuscation gives Perl a bad rep
o?	What is a JAPH?
os	Other OS
osA	Amiga
osA 	I occasionnaly use Amiga
osA!	I HATE Amiga! It sucks so bad!
osA+	I quite like Amiga
osA++	Amiga rules!
osA+++	I wrote the Perl port for Amiga!
osA++++	I wrote Amiga!
osA-	I try to avoid using Amiga,                     frankly it sucks!
osBE	BeOS
osBE 	I occasionnaly use BeOS
osBE!	I HATE BeOS! It sucks so bad!
osBE+	I quite like BeOS
osBE++	BeOS rules!
osBE+++	I wrote the Perl port for BeOS!
osBE++++	I wrote BeOS!
osBE-	I try to avoid using BeOS,                     frankly it sucks!
u	UNIX
uB	BSD
uB 	I use BSD amongst others
uB!	Why would I care about BSD?
uB*	I am Theo de Raadt
uB+	I use BSD amongst others
uB++	BSD is my main OS and my favorite
uB+++	I use BSD all the time, I know it inside out
uB-	I have to use BSD but I don't really like it
uH	HPUX
uH 	I use HPUX amongst others
uH!	Why would I care about HPUX?
uH*	I am Jeff Okamoto
uH+	I use HPUX amongst others
uH++	HPUX is my main OS and my favorite
uH+++	I use HPUX all the time, I know it inside out
uH-	I have to use HPUX but I don't really like it
uL	Linux
uL 	I use Linux amongst others
uL!	Why would I care about Linux?
uL*	I am Linus Torvald or Alan Cox
uL+	I use Linux amongst others
uL++	Linux is my main OS and my favorite
uL+++	I use Linux all the time, I know it inside out
uL-	I have to use Linux but I don't really like it
uS	Sun OS/Solaris
uS 	I use Sun OS/Solaris amongst others
uS!	Why would I care about Sun OS/Solaris?
uS*	I am a Sun employee
uS+	I use Sun OS/Solaris amongst others
uS++	Sun OS/Solaris is my main OS and my favorite
uS+++	I use Sun OS/Solaris all the time, I know it inside out
uS-	I have to use Sun OS/Solaris but I don't really like it
uo	An Other Unix
uo 	I use An Other Unix amongst others
uo!	Why would I care about An Other Unix?
uo*	I am the Author of the darn OS!
uo+	I use An Other Unix amongst others
uo++	An Other Unix is my main OS and my favorite
uo+++	I use An Other Unix all the time, I know it inside out
uo-	I have to use An Other Unix but I don't really like it
w	Windows
w 	Windows, Unix, whatever, I write portable Perl anyway
w!	I might have to peel carrots all day but at least I don't have to do no Windows
w*	I am Bill Gates or Gurusami Sarathy
w+	I mostly use Windows, I like it
w++	I only use Windows, Windows Rul3z
w+++	I work for Activestate
w-	I'd like to avoid Windows but I have to work with it sometimes
w--	It's such a shame I still need to boot Windows for games
w---	Windows? I read Slahsdot, 'nuff said
