I started with a similar background and a similar situation.
So I have one question. Where did you learn
chmod? I
started with 3 commands, they were ls, cd, and rm.
However I have to agree with merlyn's comments below. A
language needs to have a core philosophy IMHO to succeed.
And Perl's really is well summarized as the Cliff Notes
version of Unix. In learning Perl, I also learned to
appreciate the Unix philosophy. Now is it right in all
things? No. Neither is Perl. But by keeping a coherent
philsophy Perl keeps a center. And I think that matters.
