I have learned the most by attempting to apply Perl to various tasks I perform at work. I've had the chance to use Perl for data-munging, reporting, web-scraping, XML generation, job-scheduling and many other things. I've learned the use modules like YAML, XML::Simple, Spreadsheet::WriteExcel, HTML::TokeParser, Net::SSH::Perl, GD::Graph, PDF::API2, and many others just by solving problems that I had at work. My scripts are not extraordinary, but they get the job done and that is what counts.

So if you are looking to expand your Perl knowledge, start small and look for problems to solve in your immediate sphere or responsiblity. Not only can you make your job easier but your boss will recognize your initiative and ingenuity.

Later

In reply to Re: Project ideas by pzbagel
in thread Project ideas by Trag

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