As other posters have pointed out, you simply cannot become merlyn overnight, but with a good set of tools, and a cool place to hang out like Perl Monks, we'll all make it.

Please remember that I didn't become me overnight. Before I came to Perl, I'd already been programming for nearly 20 years. I turn 39 this year (shh, don't tell anyone), and have been programming since I was 8.

So don't compare yourself to me until you have 30 years of programming behind you. <grin>