First of all, welcome to the site.

A lot of good information in your posting. As with all things, each will learn according to h[is|er] talents and weaknesses. I, for one, like to hear about what has helped others in learning about perl, because in my job, I am the person that gets asked questions regarding perl. When someone is interested in trying to learn about perl, sooner or later they generally come to me. Having seen what works for others can be helpful to me in that regard because if they don't learn as well from one resource, perhaps seeing how someone else responded can make me more effective in directing them to something that perhaps handles it in a different way that is more effective for them.

I must admit that I haven't really used my copy of the llama book that much personally, but it does get used a good bit-often I end up loaning it to someone at my desk because they want to see what it is like, then they turn around and buy their own copy of it. From what I hear back, it makes for a very good introduction. (merlyn++) For myself, I tend to reach more for some of the other perl books that O'Reilly & Associates have out (I haven't counted since my response to How Many Perl Books Do You Own?).

I thought I had a basic grasp of perl when I first found this site, but in the time here, I have learned a good bit, and a good bit about what I still have left to learn. It still amazes me sometimes when I see that someone of the stature (in the perl community) of merlyn, thedamian, davorg, elian, and others, taking the time to visit the site, post replies, or even spend time in the CB. The site not only helped educate me on the perl language, but introduce me to the casual closeness and willingness to aid honest efforts that makes the perl community so unique.

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"I am but an egg."