Hang in there fella, I've been at this perl thing for 2 years now and most stuff flys over my head at mock mach 10. Stick around here, read the nodes, get familiar with our jargon. Don't give up. Pick up a good book like learning perl, written by our very own merlyn.
Stick it out, and stick around here, you'll be glad you did.
-silent11
Comment on Re: The Gates of Perl are not newbie friendly.
Is that Mach 10 or Monk 10 ? Either way, Level 10 seems a long way away ;)
Oh, and I'd like to say that The Perl CD, from my favourite O'Reilly, is one of the best investments I have ever made. I have a background in programming from college, etc, but it has truely helped me out.