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> This is a question for Perl programmers in the field.
> I would like to hear your advice in my next step.
>
> I work presently in a DOS - windows environment. I program
> Perl in DOS. It is pretty straight Perl scripts.
> Besides some DBI, and a sprinkle of CGI, it's mainly straight Perl.
>
> I learnt Perl, and took an excellent course in NYU in advanced Perl
> ('use' versus 'require,' type globs, tie scalar, oop, CGI, DBI etc.) I
> have not mastered them, but it opened me up to the big stuff.
>
> My question is how do I stay in Perl, and make myself more marketable.
> I want to advance financially. Most Perl jobs are not for straight
> Perl.
>
> Do I need to take Unix, Java, JavaScript, HTML, or none of the above
> (or all). (I know very few languages besides Perl.)
Well ... you've seen the adverts, so you know what is wanted ;-)
This really depends on what you like and what is your background.
You may become an admin with Perl skills (Microsoft certificate on
Win2k would help), a web programmer (you should learn HTML,
JavaScript, some more database stuff, maybe if you are going to
stay on Windows ASPs (just in case), COM (you can write those
in Perl)), a database admin/programmer (courses on Oracle or MS
SQL). Really there is no single advice.
Tell us what would you want to end up doing ...
> Courses are expensive, so what do you think? (No attachments please.)
And do you really need them? I've always learned more from
manuals and my own experiments. Of course sometimes the
courses may be helpfull especialy if you are starting to learn
something totaly new, but I'd always think twise it I need them.
On the other hand I have to admit that I've never been to a real
course. Even when we were asked to write an application in Oracle
and neither me nor my coleague have ever seen it before we made
it without the course (and were pretty angry on the management
that originaly promised to send us to a course).
Jenda
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