Perl has furthered my career in a rather curious fashion: it introduced me to Perlmonks. Thanks to this site, I've started to learn so much more about programming theory that I can confidently sit down with a new language and have an idea of what good programming practices are before I even start. Usually, prior to Perlmonks, I was one of those programmers who did a great job of churning out spaghetti code that worked, but was a bear to maintain.

Now, thanks to Perlmonks and the many excellent discussions here, I've a much better understanding of object-oriented, functional, and logic programming. Problems with encapsulation or poorly structured algorithms tend to jump out at me when I look at code. Further, due to my visibility on Perlmonks, I've worked in Amsterdam, ran Portland Perl Mongers (I just stepped down), and developed many friends and contacts that I never would previously have developed. I'm very grateful for this and I appreciate everyone here as a result. I especially appreciate those who take the time to tell me when (and why) I'm being an idiot.

So yes, Perl has helped as I've programmed almost exclusively in Perl for almost three years, but the Perl community and Perlmonks in particular has been what has allowed me to really establish my career.

Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to Career: Perlmonks has helped more than Perl by Ovid
in thread Has Perl Help To Further Your Career? by Dru

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