This document provides information about Cristina Nunes and her career, as well as details about Booking.com's use of Perl. It notes that Booking.com has been a Perl shop since 1996, using versions of Perl, Class::DBI, HTML::Mason and other tools. It discusses why these tools were chosen and future goals, and provides an overview of Booking.com's infrastructure and open source development policies.

1. Booking.com & Perl
since 1996

2. Myself

3. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>

4. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>
• From Lisbon, Portugal

5. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>
• From Lisbon, Portugal
• Human being since 1977

6. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>
• From Lisbon, Portugal
• Human being since 1977
• Developer since 1998

7. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>
• From Lisbon, Portugal
• Human being since 1977
• Developer since 1998
• Perl developer since 1999

8. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>
• From Lisbon, Portugal
• Human being since 1977
• Developer since 1998
• Perl developer since 1999
• @booking.com since 2007

9. Myself
• Cristina Nunes <mega@cpan.org>
• From Lisbon, Portugal
• Human being since 1977
• Developer since 1998
• Perl developer since 1999
• @booking.com since 2007

10. Booking.com

11. Perl at Booking.com

12. Perl at Booking.com
• Perl shop since 1996

13. Perl at Booking.com
• Perl shop since 1996
• perl 5.8.8 (stock version)

14. Perl at Booking.com
• Perl shop since 1996
• perl 5.8.8 (stock version)
• Class::DBI (frozen version)

15. Perl at Booking.com
• Perl shop since 1996
• perl 5.8.8 (stock version)
• Class::DBI (frozen version)
• HTML::Mason

16. Perl at Booking.com
• Perl shop since 1996
• perl 5.8.8 (stock version)
• Class::DBI (frozen version)
• HTML::Mason
• HTML::Template (forked version)

17. Booking.com

18. Booking.com
• Why Perl?

19. Booking.com
• Why Perl?
• Why HTML::Template?

20. Booking.com
• Why Perl?
• Why HTML::Template?
• Why HTML::Mason?

21. Booking.com
• Why Perl?
• Why HTML::Template?
• Why HTML::Mason?
• Why Class::DBI?

22. Other Open Source Tools

23. Other Open Source Tools
• Apache + mod_perl

24. Other Open Source Tools
• Apache + mod_perl
• MySQL

25. Other Open Source Tools
• Apache + mod_perl
• MySQL
• memcached

26. Other Open Source Tools
• Apache + mod_perl
• MySQL
• memcached
• git

27. Other Open Source Tools
• Apache + mod_perl
• MySQL
• memcached
• git
• Jabber

28. Goals for the Future

29. Goals for the Future
• perl upgrade

30. Goals for the Future
• perl upgrade
• modules upgrade

31. Goals for the Future
• perl upgrade
• modules upgrade
• apache + mod_perl upgrade

32. Goals for the Future
• perl upgrade
• modules upgrade
• apache + mod_perl upgrade
• mysql upgrade

33. Booking.com Infrastructure

34. Booking.com Infrastructure
• booking.com frontend webservers: 100+

35. Booking.com Infrastructure
• booking.com frontend webservers: 100+
• mysql database servers: 100+

36. Booking.com Infrastructure
• booking.com frontend webservers: 100+
• mysql database servers: 100+
• live data center: 700+ servers

37. Booking.com Infrastructure
• booking.com frontend webservers: 100+
• mysql database servers: 100+
• live data center: 700+ servers
(fax, book process, finance, HR, mail+DNS, development, intranet/
extranet, statistics, logging, XML, corporate office use servers)

38. IT at Booking.com

39. IT at Booking.com
• Perl developers

40. IT at Booking.com
• Perl developers
• Java developers

41. IT at Booking.com
• Perl developers
• Java developers
• Network engineers

42. IT at Booking.com
• Perl developers
• Java developers
• Network engineers
• Sysadmins

43. IT at Booking.com
• Perl developers
• Java developers
• Network engineers
• Sysadmins
• Web designers

44. Nationalities:
IT at Booking.com
• Dutch
• British
• Perl developers • French
• Java developers • Spanish
• Network engineers • Portuguese
• Sysadmins • German
• Web designers • North American
• Others ...

45. Great hackers

46. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs

47. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs

48. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail

49. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail

50. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail

51. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen

52. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen

53. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK

54. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK

55. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK

56. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK

57. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK

58. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK

59. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq

60. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq

61. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq

62. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock

63. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock

64. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock

65. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock
• Jouke Visser

66. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock
• Jouke Visser

67. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock
• Jouke Visser

68. Great hackers
• Rafael Garcia-Suarez: rgs
• Abigail
• Liz Mattijsen
• Philippe Bruhat: BooK
• Yves Orton: demerphq
• Flávio Glock
• Jouke Visser

69. Open Source Development Support Policy

70. Open Source Development Support Policy
• Must be general purpose

71. Open Source Development Support Policy
• Must be general purpose
• Perl Artistic License or any other BSD
license

72. Open Source Development Support Policy
• Must be general purpose
• Perl Artistic License or any other BSD
license
• Developer can support/maintain existing
modules/distribuitions with Booking.com
support and acknowlegment

73. Booking.com for Perl

74. Booking.com for Perl
• US$50,000 contribution to The Perl
Foundation in 2008

75. Booking.com for Perl
• US$50,000 contribution to The Perl
Foundation in 2008

76. Booking.com for Perl
• US$50,000 contribution to The Perl
Foundation in 2008

77. Booking.com for Perl
• US$50,000 contribution to The Perl
Foundation in 2008
• Hosting the official perl git repository

78. Booking.com

79. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)

80. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

81. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

82. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

83. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

84. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

85. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

86. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

87. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 25 Offices worldwide

88. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 25 Offices worldwide
• Over 1900 employees

89. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 25 Offices worldwide
• Over 1900 employees
• 71000+ hotels over 70 countries

90. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 25 Offices worldwide
• Over 1900 employees
• 71000+ hotels over 70 countries
• 4500+ distribution partners

91. Booking.com
• Part of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN)
• Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 25 Offices worldwide
• Over 1900 employees
• 71000+ hotels over 70 countries
• 4500+ distribution partners
• 24 languages available on website

93. http://www.booking.com/jobs
work@booking.com