Hi, Learning Perl is a great book, but anyone looking for an alternative should check out Minimal Perl by Tim Maher. I've found this book to be a little clearer and with more practical examples.
I've used Perl on windows for years, as it is far more powerful and portable than Batch and Powershell. Of course I also use it on mac and linux, and I can use the same scripts on all platforms :) Most of my coding has been in making small command line utilities. Like a script for renaming multiple files at once - which I use a lot for renaming photos from my camera and downloaded movies. And one that runs a command whenever a file changes in a directory - I use this all the time for automatically running tests when I make changes to a code base. I also use perl every time I need to process or generate reports. While other languages, like python, offer more employment opportunities, I don't see myself switching. Perl is simply better and more suited for the tasks I use it for. Perl has stronger regexes than anything else, has custom delimiters to avoid leaning toothpicks and similar issues, and allows for quick building and manipulation of strings, lists, and hashes. -L ------- Original Message ------- On Sunday, August 6th, 2023 at 5:23 PM, William Torrez Corea <willitc9...@gmail.com> wrote: > I started testing some extensions of CPAN but I don't understand anything. I > only execute and then proceed with a book. The name of the book is Beginning > Perl of Curtis Ovid Poe. > > I started with a lot of passion but then lost interest, the monotony > conquered me. Actually I am learning references and Complex Data Structures > in Perl. > > I have a lot of doubts in my mind: > > What is my purpose with this language? > In my country don't exist use of this language > I am boring and tired > > I must be a success! > > PD: Add your anecdote with this language. > > -- > > With kindest regards, William. > > ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ > ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system > ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org > ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
