jesuashok,

I'm pretty new to Perl myself, especially considering the talent and experience in the Monastery. Clearly there is a lot of material out there you can use to further your understanding of Perl. With Perl it's always a matter of "Ok... what next!" and really there is no shortage of things to learn.

I wanted to mention what makes Perl really different from other languages you might learn, and that's the concept of Perl as a Natural Language. In the great Programming Perl there is a subsection titled "What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You (Much)" and it basically summarizes how Perl aspires to be a Natural Language.

It's similar to English in that toddlers can learn just a few words and still say something. Or people who don't fully understand the grammar (punctuation, adverbs, etc.) can still have valuable conversations.

I do however think it's great to track your progress through the language, as it will help you realise the vastness that is Perl. :) I also think keeping track what every script/program you write would be a good idea too. Best of luck with it all! It's been the best journey of my life so far!

KPH

In reply to Re: perl learnings track by whereiskurt
in thread perl learnings track by jesuashok

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