I need some PERL advice

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Mojoed

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Jul 20, 2004
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First a few comments -

I want to teach myself Perl. Unfortunately, I have no programming experience except for some BASIC, years ago. Going to school is not an option for me as well. I have downloaded the latest version of ActivePerl for Windows. I've found a ton of Perl resources/books on the net, but the problem is I don't know where to start. The O'reilly books seem a bit heavy for me to start with.

I could use some direction on where to start out, as I don't want to waste my time by picking the wrong resourse/book/tutorial.

Any good links, tips, examples or book advice would be greatly appreciated. Remember, nothing too heavy.

Thanks in advance! :)


EDIT:

Another question for you guys. I'm in need of a text editor. I know there are a ton free ones out there, but I figured I'd pick your brains for a recommendation.

What would be the best, free text editor for PERL? If if would be largely beneficial to opt for a commercial text editor, I can be convinced to go that route. All opinions are appreciated!

Anyway, please go easy on me, I'm brand new to Perl, and programming.
 
Nothinman

Nothinman

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The O'Reilly books are generally considered the bible AFAIK and Learning Perl is a good place to start. But you'll have to be patient no matter what you choose, perl can be difficult to understand on it's own so couple that with a lack of programming knowledge and it can seem like black magic.

Also remember that there are several people here who know perl, so if you get stuck on something post and we'll try to clarify as much as possible.
 
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notfred

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Originally posted by: Mojoed
I just came across THIS. How does this look to you? Thanks again. :)
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I looked over the first part of it, and it makes perfect sense and is extremely straightforward to me, but I've been writing perl since.... about, 6 years ago. It looks like it makes some assumptions that you may or may not get. It introduces variables without saying exactly what they are, and does similar things that are questionable to someone totally new to programming. Of course, the concept of a variable is pretty simple, and you might not have any problem with it at all. If you want to read through it, there'll be no harm done, but if it seems confusing, you might want to just wait for your book to be delivered.
 
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onelin

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Please don't call it PERL :)
It's best said here, at Choosing a Perl book
The language is Perl, the interpreter is perl. Neither of these is PERL.
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As for editors, it depends on the kind of functionality you want. I tend to use jEdit for everything, but it has a slow startup since it's Java. A lightweight editor that should also have Perl syntax highlighting is SCiTE. I haven't used either to code in Perl, but I do know both syntax highlight for it.
jEdit
SCiTE windows download link

Hope that helps
 
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