A great skill to have as a Perl programmer is CPAN search-fu, the ability to find the right (or sometimes "right enough") module to fit the problem at hand. This is a skill that is not gained overnight. I have no idea how longs it takes one to become a master librarian of CPAN, but i am sure that it takes practice, application, trial and error, making the wrong choices, and most importantly, asking advice to become one.

jeffa

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(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)