Hi all, I'm rather new to programming, so I thought I'd ask a couple of general questions. I have done a little programming, but It was way back in the early 80's using BASIC. I fooled around with that until I went to College to study Audio Engineering and Music. That has naturally led me to the Macintosh Platform. Well, now that the Mac has a Unix core, I've decided to get back into the technical end of computing. Ultimately, I'd like to put this all to use by writing Apps and utilities useful to the Music and Audio community. I've been talking to several people, all Pro Computer nerds, about where to begin. They all said that I should start with a scripting language and recommended Perl. So, I've borrowed the "Learning Pearl" book from one of them, which brings me to my first question.
This is a first edition with Minor corrections Printed in August 1994. Are there serious significant differences from the current edition? I'm also planning to get the "Programming Perl book. Can someone recommend any other resources that might help me get off the ground quicker? Also, given my goals as stated above, Is Perl really a good choice? Is anyone aware of any Perl modules or programs pertaining to Audio? In any form. I'm really just trying to find reassurance in path that I've chosen. I Understand that you have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. I'd like to avoid as many unnecessary forks in the road as possible, so suggestions on where to go from Perl would also be helpful. I hope this doesn't generate to much noise for the list, so if you feel the need please e-mail me directly. Thanks, Tim Roberts Waterknot Music Nashville, TN mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
