As a UNIX admin I spend a fair amount of time utlilizing Perl for various tasks. As time goes on I have these "Ah-ha" moments and things are becoming clearer to me. Lately I have been much more interested in Perl programming than actual UNIX administration. For me it seems to be a logical jump, yet I have a great deal to learn. several years ago, I got my first UNIX admin job - I admit that at the time I was certainly no "expert", and jumped head first into my admin career. Though I am probably not ready to start looking for jobs as a Perl programmer - at what point of the learning curve would someone take a job? If I am proficient in a, b, c am I ready? Or should I be proficient in a, b, c, d, e, f, and g... Or is it logical like admin work when starting one is certainly not an expert, but the talent is there.

I am just curious what opinions folks who have made similar transitions or who have thought about doing so may have.

Ted
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"That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved."
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In reply to perl programming for a living by tcf03

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