> I would think that's because nobody is learning perl anymore. These days > only old perl programmmers exist. That's because in this age of quick cpus, > fast net connections, and UIs for everything from network configuration to > backup tools, there is no real reason to learn perl. Especially since the > advent of easier and altogether more fun languages like python. >
right but one must remember there are large number of systems still very much has Perl dependency in many investment banks/financial institutions (not sure about other verticals/businesses) since the migration (for example, Perl to Python) would take it's own course of time and folks who are driving/working on that must know Perl in detail for code review etc, to put it simpler: I still want to learn and looking forward Raman's session/training event :) as a side note, I think Simon Cozens _beginning-perl_ is also good place to get started: http://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/ if you have basic programming skills _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
