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Re: Perl: For Newbiesby luis.roca (Deacon) |
on Jul 02, 2011 at 03:27 UTC ( [id://912436]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
"I am totally new to Perl.
This is my first programming language. Is there anything I should know besides the basics? I think I got those down."
Welcome to Perl Monks! Perl is also my first programming language and after over a year and a half, I'm glad I made that choice. I was very fortunate to join the Monastery the day I decided to begin learning Perl. I spent the first several months going through many of the posts and tutorials. You'll enjoy your time here, get a lot out of it and meet some really great teachers — you've just met three in davido, Grandfather and (most of the time) Anonymous_Monk. :-) From one beginner to another here are a few suggestions on where to go from the basics:
As you are no doubt noticing there are A LOT of good Perl books and it can get overwhelming quickly. I would caution (slightly at least) against what I did in my first year of learning Perl and suggest focusing on no more than three books. ;-) Best of luck and I hope to see more of you in the coming weeks and months. Luis
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