in reply to perl programming for a living

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...
I'd definitely consider waiting until you're good at a, b, c, d, e, and maybe f.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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Re^2: perl programming for a living
by mrborisguy (Hermit) on Jun 24, 2005 at 23:49 UTC

    Actually, I was reading Effective Perl Programming: Writing Better Programs With Perl, and that author seems to think that d isn't important at all, but e really is.

        -Bryan

    Ok, I lied, I never read that book. Unfortunately I haven't actually had the priviledge of reading any of this author's books

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