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Hi everyone,

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.

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).

Anyway my main question.

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?

I am worried, because I heard that some libraries on Github had some bitCoin mining software compiled into the library.

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.

Also,

Looks like some of the code used object oriented style of code, from what I researched.

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.

Thank you so much

In reply to New to perl - Check authenticity of cpan mods installed/used by gradius85

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