Reorganize and add some bullets to PDXPUG PL/Parrot talk

2010/PDXPUG/pres.tex

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
                 \item Interoperable
                 \item Dynamic
             \end{itemize}
+            \item 2.7.0 "Australian King" just released
+            \item Undergoing lots of optimizations
         \end{itemize}
     \end{center}
 }
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
             \item Implements $\sim 80\%$ of the spec
             \item Currently uses Parrot as a backend, but plans to support others
             \item Stable release series is Rakudo Star, dev release every month
+            \item Getting faster do to optimizations in Parrot
         \end{itemize}
     \end{center}
 }
@@ -48,11 +51,9 @@
     \frametitle{Why Embed Parrot VM in PostgreSQL?}
     \begin{center}
         \begin{itemize}
-            \item PL's are (very) hard to write and maintain
-            \item Framework for DSL's
-            \item Platform independent, fast, stored procedures
-            \item Allow various PL's to communicate
-            \item Freeze/thaw subtransaction-level states
+            \item Procedural/PostgreSQL Languages (PL's) are hard to write and maintain
+            \item PL/Parrot does the hard work, HLLs benefit with much less effort
+            \item Platform independent, fast$^\dagger$, stored procedures
         \end{itemize}
     \end{center}
 }
@@ -74,15 +75,17 @@
 }
 
 \frame{
-    \frametitle{Bugs}
+    \frametitle{Things that creak}
     \begin{itemize}
-        \item Documentation
-        \item SPI
+        \item Documentation - http://pl.parrot.org
+        \item SPI - branch being worked by cxreg++, elog works!
         \item Triggers
+        \item SETOF - branch with some tests
         \item Parrot Bugs
         \begin{itemize}
             \item IMCC Syntax Errors
             \item Security API
+            \item Extend/Embed API
         \end{itemize}
     \end{itemize}
 }
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@
 }
 
 \frame{
-    \frametitle{Installing PL/Parrot: Method 1}
+    \frametitle{Installing/Testing PL/Parrot}
     \begin{itemize}
         \item Install Rakudo or Parrot
         \item \# parrot\_config needs to be in your \textdollaroldstyle PATH
@@ -103,15 +106,17 @@
         \item cd plparrot
         \item export PGPORT=5555 \# if necessary
         \item make install installcheck \# might need sudo
-        \item make test\_plperl6 \# Run PL/Perl6 tests
+        \item make test test\_plperl6 \# PL/PIR + PL/Perl6 tests
     \end{itemize}
 }
 
 \frame{
     \frametitle{Future Goals}
     \begin{itemize}
-        \item Tools to help easily create a new DSL with PL/Parrot
         \item Easy onramps to add new languages to PL/Parrot
+        \item Framework for DSL's
+        \item Allow various PL's to communicate
+        \item Freeze/thaw subtransaction-level states
     \end{itemize}
 }