> > B.A., Computer Science, -- when ? -- I recall an assignment to write > microcode for the "latest" Intel processor at that time, the 8088 (we had > a choice between that and the Motorola 68??). > > I'd like to know how many in the list - employed for their perl skills - > learned perl on their own (practice, forums, books, et. al. ) and how many > attended formal classes ...? (I'd looking to break out of a > non-challenging career in mainframe work :^> ) >
On my "own", meaning no formal education in Perl. I got my start on the job from 2 programmers that came before me (which is why it wasn't really on my own), but that was 1997 and times have changed, a lot. However I learned *Perl programming* from this list and reading the docs over the last year and a half, before that I was, at best, doing Perl 4 web programming, which *is* a different thing, though I wouldn't have admitted it (and didn't really know it), either, at the time :-). You have hit on the key point for me, this game is about constantly learning, doctors have CME, dentists have CDE, other professions require re-education to remain licensed, while I don't know that I would agree with licensing programmers in a similar manner, if a developer believes they will not fall behind by sitting comfortably in their current position they are definitely going to find themselves as obsolete as the tech they work in. Whether it matters is a different discussion and one that others have hinted to... http://danconia.org -- Boycott the Sugar Bowl! You couldn't pay me to watch that game. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
