> While this is true, it's seldom clear to the beginner when this list has
> diverted to esoterica. It's *critical* for a beginner to know what they
> *don't* need to pay attention to at the beginning, and we do them a
> disservice by commingling easy and not-so-easy stuff.
>
> So I'd back Zander, and ask people who want to get into advanced stuff to
> take it somewhere like comp.lang.perl.{misc,moderated}. There are plenty
> of places for intermediate or advanced talk, but precious few for the
> beginner.
Well, being somewhat of a beginner myself, I think it is very helpful to
look at stuff that's above your head. I certainly don't mind the fact that
80% of the stuff on this list is above me, and I think that, when I do start
dealing with some of the more advanced stuff, I'll have had a little
introduction to it here ("Oh yeah, I remember so-and-so mentioned that...").
Overall, I think it's beneficial to see stuff that's above your head, no
matter what level you're at, as long as it's made clear that total beginners
can can ask simple questions and not be flamed for it.
Before we try to rid ourselves of advanced topics, I think we should simply
try to answer beginners' questions more clearly and nicely. (Less of the
"just use this regex instead: m/^(?:[a-f\d])*?\.+?[^\d\w]?\d+\s\w+?\s/ig" or
"it already TOLD you to do that and you apparently didn't pay any attention"
type of stuff.)
Well, that's my $0.02.
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> Pacific Systems Design Technologies
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