Happy Birthday from another birthday child

as it is my birthday today, too, this is my excuse to start a new thread =)

i'm a bit older than perl but let's not talk about this.
when i wrote my first (really ugly) perl script in the summer of '98 i had gone through learning Miranda (as my first programming language), Modula2 and Java the preceding two years. so, what else could i do than fall in love with perl?

only in 2001 i learned that there is a community that comes together to workshops and conferences and monger meetings. i've been at some really crazy conferences since then and along the way visited some nice european cities.

Thank you perl!

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Re: Happy Birthday from another birthday child by zentara (Cardinal) on Dec 18, 2007 at 15:00 UTC
<caution downer sentiment> I stopped being proud of birthdays a long time ago. When you are young, it's a sign that you survived the dangers of birth and youth; but at my age it's a signpost that you are one click closer to the end. </caution downer sentiment> I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum	[reply]
Re^2: Happy Birthday from another birthday child by eric256 (Parson) on Dec 18, 2007 at 16:46 UTC
I prefer to think of it as one step closer to leaving my debt to my children ;) suckers!!! lol ___________ Eric Hodges	[reply]
Re^3: Happy Birthday from another birthday child by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Dec 18, 2007 at 18:07 UTC
I always thought the "256" was byte related but now we learn it's actually your credit score.	[reply]
Re: Happy Birthday from another birthday child by perrin (Chancellor) on Dec 18, 2007 at 14:52 UTC
Happy birthday, tinita. Perl is lucky to have you.	[reply]
Re: Happy Birthday from another birthday child by swampyankee (Parson) on Dec 22, 2007 at 20:22 UTC
"A bit older than Perl?" Young whippersnapper! Happy Birthday! Like zentara, I'm no longer looking forward to birthdays as occasions of joy and celebration. On the other hand, there is still cake. Perl is fun, and there are some interesting personalities around Perl, and hanging around The Monastery. The latter is why I come to visit; I hope some of their "interesting-ness" will be contagious, and overcome my intrinsic boring-ness. emc Information about American English usage here and here. Any Northeastern US area jobs? I'm currently unemployed.	[reply]