I started using Perl in the mid 1990's as a data quality technician. Perl and DBI combined to give me the ability to scan the massive DB's of my employers for problems and quickly fix them. For the next 20 years I used the same toolbox of utility programs (with enhancements along the way) with Sybase, Oracle, and SQL Server DB's on *nix and Windows with minimal changes required. Perl made my tagline a reality (taken from a Datamation magazine -- see below and see my homepage for the accompanying picture).

Perl truly was (and still is) for me the Swiss Army Chainsaw, and earned me the nickname "Mr. Magic" at work (although the real magic was in Perl). Thank you, Larry Wall, for creating the best programming language of all time.

"It's not how hard you work, it's how much you get done."

In reply to Re: Why did you become a Perl expert (or programmer)? by roho
in thread Why did you become a Perl expert (or programmer)? by QM

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