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in reply to Five Common Misconceptions While Learning Perl

Excellent post. Well written, and agreeable. How did you get in my head like that? :-)

One thing I like to point out when someone plays the "I'm not using a module because I want to really learn Perl" card: a very important part of learning Perl is knowing when to be lazy. Doing everything by hand may help someone learn how things work behind the scenes, but it doesn't usually help learn how to solve real problems in the most effective way. In other words, not only is reinventing certain wheels usually a waste of time, it's counter-productive to the stated goal of "learning Perl".