it's difficult with life in the way

Bleh, life is so annoying like that ;P.

Anyway, the best way that I improve is to do things I have no idea how to do. At the end of it I usually know a great deal more.

'Intermediate-beginner' does not really help me determine how much you know. Do you know about references? Do you know about special variables? Are you able to rewrite the whole regex engine without trouble? You say you have been programming Perl for 10 years -- does that mean every day you write a new script or does it mean you need a one-liner every few months? 'Intermediate-beginner' is relative to the person. People who do not know much are often oblivious to that fact and people who are experienced know their weaknesses. I don't expect you to give a list of every fact you know about Perl but could you elaborate on what books/tutorials/classes you have read/taken already?

(Update) After reading your home node I realize that you probably fall into the latter category (experienced people who know their weaknesses). In that case, I recommend you dissect some code (perhaps Moose's source code?) and grope around the internals (you may wish to wear gloves -- or a full length sleeve).

And you didn't even know bears could type.

In reply to Re: Perl Training for an Intermediate Programmer by Lawliet
in thread Perl Training for an Intermediate Programmer by Dru

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