I'm a newbie to Perl Monks, coming on three months. I'd just like to share my enthusiasm for what a hugely synergistic community this is. I posted a query about parsing an arcane binary file format, and, in less time than it took me to switch between computers and back, I had a response with a link to a site with complete Perl source code, royalty-free.

This has saved me and my employer weeks of coding work!

I'd like to use this thread as an opportunity to reflect on and share the awesome resource Perl Monks and you all are. The 15-20 minutes a day I spend perusing and offering suggestions is never going to be considered OT by me again! I learn so much here that it's a no-brainer.

So, for our enrichment, please spend a few cpu cycles here sharing your favorite boost from PM!

In reply to Productivity, Perl Monks, and the Net by samizdat

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