Re^2: A Beginner Needs Homework help

Is it really that bad :( oddly enough most of that code was given to me by the professor of the class.

You're right that I'm uncomfortable with the language, but I don't have a choice when it comes to doing homework because that's how I'm graded.

The reading existing programs makes sense, and I'll try to do that more. Where can I find beginner programs to read? Is there a thread for that here at perlmonks?

Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.

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Re^3: A Beginner Needs Homework help by GrandFather (Saint) on Apr 10, 2014 at 04:41 UTC
Just poke around this section of the Monastery. Most of the code will be way beyond you and some of it is bad, but there will be bits that will help and most of the really bad code will have follow up comments saying why it is bad, which is really better for learning from in many ways. The goodness of good code is seldom commented on, but having a "why this is bad" and a contrasting good example can help a lot in understanding the language and the way it is used. Perl is the programming world's equivalent of English	[reply]

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Re^3: A Beginner Needs Homework help
by GrandFather (Saint) on Apr 10, 2014 at 04:41 UTC

Just poke around this section of the Monastery. Most of the code will be way beyond you and some of it is bad, but there will be bits that will help and most of the really bad code will have follow up comments saying why it is bad, which is really better for learning from in many ways. The goodness of good code is seldom commented on, but having a "why this is bad" and a contrasting good example can help a lot in understanding the language and the way it is used.

Perl is the programming world's equivalent of English

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