Re: Complete novice in need of guidance

[Laurent_R]

Today I decided to try and give coding a go, so I went tot he bookstore and (probably naively) picked up a copy of the book 'Learning Perl'.

Perhaps naive, but a very good pick. Learning Perl is an excellent book.

If you feel overwhelmed, you probably don't really need Xcode, Atom and PerlBrew to get started.

If you get a sensible result from perl -v and can use any text editor (but not a word processor), then you can start. Write your script with the editor and run it under the bash prompt with a command such as:

perl my_script.pl

You can finalize your set-up later.

[stevieb]

++ for Learning Perl book.

To the OP:

There's also a slew of information out on the web, but one needs to take using it solely with a fistful of salt as many aren't as good or as updated as others. One really good beginner website is Learn Perl.

When in doubt on which online resources to use or books to buy/borrow/beg/steal, you could always ask here in the Chatterbox, or another question in Seekers of Perl Wisdom, as you've done here already.

[mfzz]

Learning Perl is fantastic IMHO for beginners. I will also suggest beginners to read modern perl as a compact reference for modern perl 5 with details.