It was 10th July 1995 when I bought my first Perl book from the bookshop where I worked :) I didn't know a single command of Perl, but wanted to learn it because I knew that it was perfect for web projects. Then in 1998 I was paid for my first work using it: production of 55000 html pages full of VAT rates comparisons from all european countries for an EU committee...

Ciao, Valerio