KK, Didn't realize that Assembler had actually survived... Nice to see that you can still take it down to that level. Also thought C had kinda been superceded by C++; whats the deal between those two? Is C++ just a more specific application of C, or is it similar to the whole JavaScript/Java thing; where the two have nothing in common but a name?


Again, nice to see the same books being referenced again and again... good sign that I can trust them to get me into the thick of it.


Kinda noticed that Perl and Basic had a lot in common... JavaScript, too for that matter... the way they handle the variables and loops and such all has a familiar ring to it. The operators still look a little strange to me, as is the use of (), [], {} for seperate things... Im more used to puting everything in basic parenthases and quotes...Ill adjust quickly, I think.


I already checked out the tutorials, namely the one named 'The Basics', but it was already looking Greek to me, so I shouted out here. I figure I need a good book to be more familiar with the actual vocabulary first, then work on concepts; from what I've seen, the concepts will be the easy part for me. (the '#$amp{a$::bname&&()}' stuff is still looking a bit bizzarre tho! =)


Support as I've seen for Perl would be quite welcome... nice to see that everyone is willing to chip in for each other. Looking forward to not always looking like a moron! Probably be very proud first time I point out the bug in one of your codes!


Memory/cycles isn't really the problem for me... I like tight, error and bug free code that works well. I like even better that it does its job efficiently, and leaves everybody else scratching their heads wondering how I did it in only three lines. From what I've seen, Ill probably generally follow your suggestion of languages... but I'll probably put the assembler off till I got C, C++ and Java covered...


I can understand the TSR-80 problem... I lived with a Commodor 64 for a full year before I got a disk drive! Try running that long on tape! took almost 45 minutes just for Logo to load (after I boosted the tape drive speed!) Coulda been worse, tho... had a buddy that was real proud the day he got his Radio Shack special; the CoCo 3 (in color! WOOT!).


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In reply to Re: Re: Should I learn Perl? by Anonymous Monk
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