Hello. Although not at all new to perl, I am very new - not to mention very confused - to the whole obfuscation thing. I have been programming CGI in perl for a couple years now, and although it has allowed me time to learn perl very well, it does not afford many opprotunites to play with some of most interesting features in perl: the ones which I notice are used most often in JAPH's and such.

Here is my dillema - I really want to write a JAPH, yet I have no clue how to go about this. Is there any stratigies, tips, techniques, or magic tricks I should know about before I delve into the confusing world of obfuscation, or should I just pound on my keyboard, save and run it and see what happens?

Any tips on how to start obfuscating my life are greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
R.Joseph

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