Instructor Based Perl Training

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Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by erasei (Pilgrim) on May 14, 2003 at 14:01 UTC
I'm not sure if you are just looking for a walk-in sort of setting for just yourself, but our own merlyn offers training. You really don't get much more knowledgable.. in his case the old saying is true: He wrote the book on Perl. More info on his site at http://perl.stonehenge.com/. You say that you are new to Perl so this may or may not apply, but I will say it for others reading. There are Perl Conferences around the world fairly often. You can get all the details at http://www.yapc.org/. I'm sure there are other, less-famous training methods and teachers out there that will be better suited for a one-man learning session. However, bang for buck, I have to say, buy the books. Larry, Randal, Damian, they all have great books. They have helped me, hands down, more than any other method. My favorites include: Learning Perl by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix Programming Perl by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant. Advanced Perl Programming by Sriram Srinivasan Object Oriented Perl by Damian Conway	[reply]
Re: Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by zakzebrowski (Curate) on May 14, 2003 at 16:56 UTC
Don't forget: Effective Perl Programming by Joesph Hall & Randal L. Schwartz (which you can read online! :) ) ---- Zak Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate - mysql's philosphy	[reply]
Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by phydeauxarff (Priest) on May 14, 2003 at 14:19 UTC
SSThas some instructor-led training in ATL as does CED though I haven't tried them. However, I would recommend picking up merlyns book and going through the exercises, and hanging out here over a class anyday. If you do end up getting merlyn to come do a class for your company, be sure to take him to Hooters, he loves the place ;-)	[reply]
Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by Popcorn Dave (Abbot) on May 14, 2003 at 17:22 UTC
Aside from what everyone else has mentioned, check out your local community college. At least here on the west coast, there are some good computer departments, and you can't beat the pricing. The classes I took cost me $13 a class! There is no emoticon for what I'm feeling now.	[reply]
Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by Octavian (Monk) on May 14, 2003 at 19:00 UTC
I took a perl programming class in the HP education center in Atlanta that was pretty good...pricey if you are paying for it out of your own pocket, but if your company will send you its kinda cool... HP perl programming (H4311S)	[reply]
Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by TheDamian (Vicar) on May 14, 2003 at 20:51 UTC
<PLUG> Just for the record, I also offer Perl training. I'll be at Perl Whirl and YAPC::NA in June, OSCon in July, and also giving courses in Chicago and Boston this September. </PLUG>	[reply]
Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by hsweet (Pilgrim) on May 14, 2003 at 20:04 UTC
If you are under 18 years old you can move to Goshen NY and take my class next year : ). Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like banannas	[reply]
Re: Instructor Based Perl Training by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2003 at 22:53 UTC
Paul Fenwick and Perl Training Australia have some training coming up soon in Sydney. You can't get much more east coast than that, unless you narrow down the country a bit more.	[reply]