Following on from the previous updates, further work has been done on the matrices. The old matrices suffered from seeing mostly a blank table when you opened the page, which isn't really too inviting when you first load a page, and can also give the wrong impression. As such both X & Y axes now include totals, with the Y axis being sorted in descending total order, and the X axis being sorted in order of Perl version. Now each matrix loads with a bit of colour immediately, rather than having to seach for it. An example is the matrix for OS, official Perls for last month, highlighting that Linux really is extremely well tested on more recent versions of Perl.

A further change to the matrices is to provide a widescreen version. Essentially this is for those who have asked to see the full table and print it, without the header and menu navigation layout. Again an example is the matrix for Platforms, all Perls and all reports, which one of the larger tables and would otherwise require a lot of scrolling to see the full table.

Lastly, for this update, a new table has also been introduced for the Monthly statistics, that of Operating Systems. Although the OS matrices show the full picture and a snapshot for the previous full month, it doesn't show how the data has changed each month. This new table highlights better the monthly volumes of reports for each Operating System, and also focuses attention on Opearting Systems which could use a little more attention.

The October Technical Meeting for Birmingham Perl Mongers include a presentation of the new changes, and opened up a discusssion for what other features and statistics could be included in the future. My thanks to JJ and Colin for their ideas and thoughts, as they provided some great suggestions which I shall be working on over the coming weeks. As such, expect even more updates soon :)