I thought I'd weigh in with a slightly different perspective.

It was the XP system that got me hooked in the first place, but one of the things I appreciate the most are the insights to be gained from experienced programmers.

I am just about to finish my current contract, and I'm not sure when I'll be paid to write Perl again. However, there is a great deal of content here which is not Perl-centric.

For example, I just finished reading this thread about debuggers. It gives you plenty to think about, regardless of the language you may be using at the time.

This recent Meditation by jcwren is another example of non-language-specific insights from experienced programmers that I have had access to since I first arrived to at Perl Monks.

Want more? Take a look at merlyn's home node. For someone like me, approaching the 6mth experience mark in programming, insights like this are pure gold.

I'll be back.

*~-}hotyopa{-~*

In reply to Re: JAPH and Perl Monks by hotyopa
in thread JAPH and Perl Monks by thaigrrl

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