Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-11 Thread Xu Peter
Shlomi, Really sorry about the name!:( I will not make the same mistake. And thanks Shlomi & Chas, I think git is really popular now, and I think I'll start with that now. 2009/8/12 Shlomi Fish > On Tuesday 11 August 2009 17:22:46 Xu Peter wrote: > > David, Octavian, Mr. Randal Schwartz, Shlomy

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-11 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Tuesday 11 August 2009 17:22:46 Xu Peter wrote: > David, Octavian, Mr. Randal Schwartz, Shlomy & Lan > > Thank all of you!:) You're welcome. Just note that it's "Shlomi" and "Ian" - not "Shlomy" and "Lan". > > I really didn't expected to receive so many helps from all of you, that > really in

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-11 Thread Chas. Owens
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:22, Xu Peter wrote: snip > I really want to take part in the programs Shlomy mentioned, but I don't > think I'm capable now, since I found that still don't know how to use "git". > Maybe I have to do more study before I get to know how to take part in it? snip For now al

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-11 Thread Xu Peter
David, Octavian, Mr. Randal Schwartz, Shlomy & Lan Thank all of you!:) I really didn't expected to receive so many helps from all of you, that really inspired me alot. And I was really stunned when I first saw Randal's name appeared in my reply list... Maybe that's what mail-list is. I think I'l

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-10 Thread Ian
Xu, I'm a Mainframe Systems Programmer. Assembler and JCL is the only languages I knew. When I decided to learn perl, I looked for some application I need in my daily routine, bought Randal Schwartz's "Learning Perl" to get the basics down and just started coding. I ended up writing an applicat

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-09 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Sunday 09 August 2009 12:18:51 Xu Peter wrote: > Hi, everyone, > > This is the first time I post my words on a mail list, so I would be > enlighted if it works ... > > I am a newbie of perl. I have got through some classic perl books, such as > and , and I did some tiny works on perl, > e.g. a

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-09 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Xu" == Xu Peter writes: Xu> I am a newbie of perl. I have got through some classic perl books, such as Xu> and , and I did some tiny works on perl, Xu> e.g. a Tk helper that helps me with my vocabulary study, and a BBS search Xu> engine works under TELNET(which is really poor ... ). Xu>

Re: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-09 Thread Octavian Râsnita
Xu Peter wrote: I am a newbie of perl. I have got through some classic perl books, such as and , ... I want to get deeper in learning perl. You are probably interested in perl for some specific tasks, like creating web apps, or desktop aps with a GUI, or other things. Most features offered b

RE: Need some advice on learning perl

2009-08-09 Thread David Christensen
Xu Peter wrote: > I am a newbie of perl. I have got through some classic perl books, > such as and , ... > I want to get deeper in learning perl. I learn Perl primarily though reading books and writing code. STFW, RTFM, studying other people's code, participating in mailing lists and news groups