I've had no formal network, nor GUI learn'n. Additionally, I hadn't seriously touched either until Perl. The Panther along with the man pages was enough for me to feel confortable and get through networking. I still have yet to do GUI, but the Panther makes it seem easy enough.

I don't know if this fits or not with your description. I consider myself an advanced programmer on certain levels (such as algorithms and program structure), but a novice on some specific aspects (GUI design, device specific programming).

But I appreciate your feedback, as it gives a good contrast to the review. Which I admit, was a tad bubbly :) .

Cheers, Gryn