perlquestion
gradius85
<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I am very new to perl and programming in general. I have started in a position that has me working with legacy Perl code, which has a number of modules from ‘cpan’. Due to this opportunity I am excited to learn Perl since I have read great things about it.</p>
<p>So far the syntax has been pretty easy for me to understand, and honestly grasping it a little faster then I did Python (all those silly name.item.something format...lol). </p>
<p>Anyway my main question.</p>
<p>I have never used cpan, but I have been watching some youtube videos. However, how do I check or validate the authenticity of the libraries/modules (not sure what is the true name) installed from cpan?</p>
<p>I am worried, because I heard that some libraries on Github had some bitCoin mining software compiled into the library. </p>
<p>I do not have a college degree, and self-taught myself Python the basics (if you could call that), so I am not allowed to work on that team that uses JavaScript or other programming languages, and I volunteered to work on the legacy perl code items, with the hope of getting good to get experience and exposure to different programming styles and methods.</p>
<p>Also,</p>
<p>Looks like some of the code used object oriented style of code, from what I researched.</p>
<p>Can anyone offer a good book that discussed OOP styles? Does not have to be perl related, I do not get the concept of OOP and I am struggling with it.</p>
<p>Thank you so much</p>