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saikola has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Perl forums by davido (Cardinal) on Mar 31, 2005 at 06:13 UTC
The closest thing I've found to http://www.perlmonks.org is http://www.perlmonks.com. Joking aside, if you're looking for something like PerlMonks, what's wrong with PerlMonks? If you're looking for something similar but different, please let us know what differences you're looking for in particular, so we can come up with a suggestion or two, though admittedly there aren't a lot of places like this one. Dave	[reply]
Re: Perl forums by jbrugger (Parson) on Mar 31, 2005 at 06:21 UTC
There used to be experts exchange as an alternative site for exchanging knowledge. Went commercial (and bad) however, so this is the place to be. (or try perlmonks.thepen.com) :-) or ook at the comp.lang..... newsgroups. "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl forums by holli (Abbot) on Mar 31, 2005 at 06:57 UTC
I was quite active at EE for a while. It has been a nice place (I even got a free tshirt after obtaining my first expert level). Then the management changed a few times. Nowadays it's pretty much unusable. The worst thing is the "search" that only spits out links when you are a paying subscriber or an "expert" that has gained a specific amount of "Expert Points" within the last month. The best about EE is the large number of different topics. It's not just Perl. I still have my member account, so I am thinking of posting: come to Perlmonks, there you get the answer and a search that works. at every Perl-question. Let's see how long it takes to until they suspend my account :) Update: - Hey I'm still in the Hall Of Fame - I wonder if this jmcg is this jmcg holli, /regexed monk/	[reply]
Re^3: Perl forums by jbrugger (Parson) on Mar 31, 2005 at 07:10 UTC
I used to be active there as well (expert in scanners ? :-) ) , got even two free t-shirts... But for your info. Indeed, i do miss the initial setup that EE used to have, there was a lot to learn there, perlmonks is the only site (for perl only) that attracs me in the same way as EE did in its early days. Can't we just set up another monk-site, like KnowledgeMonks, or something like that? Indeed, The best about EE was the large number of different topics. "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]
Re: Perl forums by jZed (Prior) on Mar 31, 2005 at 06:41 UTC
Personally, I think right here is the best there is for general purpose perl. For more specific topics, there are targeted mailing lists and wikis, etc., let us know which topics and maybe we can suggest something.	[reply]
Re: Perl forums by Anonymous Monk on Mar 31, 2005 at 12:38 UTC
Hmmm, isn't that question is bit like walking into a Republican or a Democratic convention, and asking who's best to serve as president of the USA? Let's just say that any Perl forum is ignored by the majority of the Perl "experts". That doesn't mean that the majority of the Perl "experts" doesn't frequent forums. It just means that there are several Perl forums (this site, Usenet, IRC, public mailinglists, private mailinglists, mongers groups, conferences), and everyone participates in a (possibly empty) subset of the forums. And no forum attracks anywhere near half of the "experts". Every forum has its pro and cons (content, participants, interface, etc), and the pro and cons will vary from person to person. But obviously, the people participating in Perlmonks have bias in favour of Perlmonks. And most likely, the bias will be strongest by those whose major Perl forum is Perlmonks.	[reply]
Perl message boards by davebaker (Pilgrim) on Mar 31, 2005 at 15:35 UTC
"Perl and the DBI" forum: http://www.dbforums.com/f12/ "Webmaster World :: Perl Server Side CGI Scripting" forum: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum13/ Message board interface to comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup: http://www.dbforums.com/f95/	[reply]
Re: Perl forums by monkfan (Curate) on Mar 31, 2005 at 06:57 UTC
Hi, Of course there are many resource which you can find help like learn.perl.org, which brings you to many mailing list, newsgroup etc. But, nothing beats PERLMONKS! The longer you get to know this great place...the more you'll stick to it! One day, you'll realize how much you have learned from some of best Perl Guru in the World! Welcome! Regards, Edward	[reply]
Re: Perl forums by cog (Parson) on Mar 31, 2005 at 13:38 UTC
You should also check The Mailing List Database. Some of those mailing lists are quite active. Here are a couple of (good) examples: beginners - where you get all sort of basic questions (among others) module-authors - where people discuss several items module-creation-related fun-with-perl - golf, puzzles, etc... my favourite! :-) I've seen gurus in all of them :-)	[reply]