I guess my question is what I should do to take my knowledge of Perl to the next level

Is your goal really to just take your Perl skills to the next level? If so, then make sure you read all the O'Reilly books ( Programming Perl, Advanced Perl Programming, The Perl Cookbook, etc. ), read the Manning book on Object Oriented Perl, read professional Perl, read the most popular Perl from CPAN.

However, I personally think programmers who focus too much on one language become like a carpenter with only a hammer; Of course Perl is one extremely versitile hammer...

You are apparently studying either Comp Sci or Info Sys; My personal suggestion is to learn more about the art/craft/science of Software engineering. Everything you learn there will be applicable to employment, and will make your Perl skills stronger.

And while I am sure others are Gurus in the amount of time I have been programming Perl, seven years, I still find something to learn about Perl all the time; So enjoy the ride and just keep writing.

In reply to Re: the next step by Sifmole
in thread the next step by emilford

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