>>>>> "BRH" == Bryan R Harris <bryan_r_har...@raytheon.com> writes:
BRH> Curiously the most helpful people on this list seem to think the BRH> perldoc system is great, but I've always found it to be rather BRH> hard to use. If I need to figure out what "$." means, how do I BRH> even start? I can't type "perldoc '$.'" (well, I can, but it BRH> doesn't find anything). How would I ever know that "perlvar" is BRH> the place to go without asking? perldoc perl! that is a listing of all the perl docs and what they cover. perlvar is listed there. also you can google for most perl things and perldocs show up. perldoc.perl.org also has a search engine. or you can grep the perldocs in the directory where they are installed. there are many ways to find out which doc covers a topic or term. BRH> Everybody gets pointed back to the perldoc system, and yet when they have BRH> more questions, they often still have to come back here to even start. and i gave a start, the correct document to read. that is the whole point - give a fish vs. teach how to fish. as i keep telling people, learning how to search and use the perldocs IS a skill in its own right and must be learned. newbies will never learn it unless coerced into doing so. so direct answers to easy questions that the docs and FAQs cover should be answered by pointing to the docs. this has been debated for years and the docs always win out. after reading the docs, then coming here (or elsewhere) for clarification or more help is fine. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
