Hey Monks, I am getting a book to start off with. It is highly recommended by ybiC and other wise monks so I raided the piggy banks and got a copy. The thing that still puzzles me is that even though I know nothing about Perl Programming or Programming for that matter, why is it a big black screen that when you type does nothing and yells at you about things that are confusing and uncomprehendable? This is very weird I was expecting more of a interactive or read me type program that you type lines and expect something other than guessing at what it is going to yell at you about. Anyway, if any monk would like to comment on this that will be great but I think my posts get lost because I can't find them even right after I post them. :S later monks. -Noobie

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