note flexvault <p><a href="http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=109">Dear Anon Monk</a>,</p> <p><ul><i>At 38 Years, I dont know if anyone here would have tried learning Perl. </i></ul></p><p> I was 50+ when I started working with Perl. And that was a long time ago. But I have been programming my whole life and yet every day I learn something new about Perl, and programming and system admin and . . .</p><p> Most programming languages/computers/etc. that I was an <b>expert</b> in my 20's and 30's and 40's don't even exist today. Even the 'C', I worked with for years, is now called 'traditional C' and I can't get my early 'C' code to even compile, but my Perl code works. My first use of Perl was for a Fortune 50 Company, and I hated it. But that was my problem and not Perl. And the first script I wrote for my company is still in production today. So if your lucky like I am, you'll be using Perl in your 60's and on.</p><p> <b>Perl is probably the most consistent and staple computer 'thing' you'll ever learn!</b></p> <p>Good Luck...Ed</p> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-733061"> <p><b>"Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin</b></p> </div></div> 1008942 1008942