I'm actually humbled you think that much of my Perl knowledge. I know many principles of programming, I know a fair piece about operating systems, etc, and I know how to apply some of that knowledge to help people.

I don't consider myself a Perl wizard, by any stretch of the imagination. I'm perfectly comfortable slinging lists of lists, and hashes that point to hashes that point arrays and such. But I rarely find a use for the map() function, and rarely take advantage of the things that you can do with lists (see a Schwartzian Transform). I understand why it works, but I often don't recognize where that type of technology can be applied, most likely due to a strong 'C', Forth, and assembly background.

Some problems I like to solve so I can have a 'First Post!' answer. Make no mistake. A programmer who says s/he doesn't have an ego is a straight-out liar. Other problems are intruiging enough to do to the research, because I know that I don't know the answer. And other problems, I do know, and I enjoy (usually) helping people.

So, no, in no way do I think you have underestimated my knowledge of Perl, and I'm flattered you think that highly of what I do know. Thanks.

--Chris

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