Even a fraction of that functionality would be sweet -- just list in reverse chronological order, 50 posts per page -- but provide this concise listing format

graff++, I really like your idea! Of course all the nodes can be searched using Search and Super Search, but a listing by date/reputation/... would be very helpful.

I do think we need to feature the code sections a bit more on perlmonks. It would be a better motivation to make the effort to post good modules/scripts/snippets if the code would get more attention.