if we are already talking advocacy, I'd appreciate your help here. I am trying to put together a one day long training for Java/C*/etc... programmers to learn Perl as a second language.
I don't want to convert them to use Perl instead of their primary language. This is a decision that need to be made on a higher level in the corporate ladder. It might not even be a good idea. What I would like to teach them is to start using Perl as a helper tool to automate some of their tasks. For this I need some cool examples of how Perl can be used to help them. The problem, that besides the standard system related stuff (eg. log parsing) I don't know what else these people might need. So I would really like to hear what does a Java/C*/etc..programmer with several years of experience need to do to improve his working conditions that he would be better off doing with Perl after just 1 day of training... I already asked more or less the same question on Perlmonks http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=641982 but the responses were lacking extensive examples I can build on. Your input is appreciated. Gabor -- Gabor Szabo http://www.szabgab.com/ Perl Training in Israel http://www.pti.co.il/
