Greetings! I am new to Perl. However, I have been a part-time programmer since 1988. I got my start at the local community college. I am retired and 64 years old.

I was told by some folks at mersenneforum.org that membership here can be tough. I much prefer to do my own research. Asking questions, like here, is a last resort. I have found that reading others posts can often reveal a solution to what I need.

As for Perl itself, I am using Strawberry on Windows 10 Pro x64 v1903. I can follow code as long as it is not really complex. This is all I have, for now.

Have a pleasant New Year's Day.

In reply to Old Programmer New To Perl by storm5510

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