I started learning Perl about two years ago, and prior to that hadn't
done any programming since my two pascal classes in highschool, except
for a smattering of dos scripting. I had been mucking around with
various linux distros and was fishing for a good language to get back
onboard with, and perl seemed like it would be both useful and
convenient. Picked up the llama book and have been building my bestiary
ever since.
I started using mod_perl when I set up an apache dev server for a
project I was working on... it's since crashed, and I haven't actually
run it since, but expect to be using it for the code I'm currently
writing, so I figured it woudl be best to write with that in mind.
I can't compare the community experience between languages, but in
general I've found everyone very helpful and enthusiastic- the cranks
that do pop their heads up usually are missing some point, and once
clonked over the head by a more sr member quickly duck back out of sight.
I think that makes me the newest newbie so far... so do I get a beanie
or something?
RJ Herrick
Clinton Gormley wrote:
It seems to me that a lot of people new to mod_perl and to Perl have
joined this mailing list recently.
And this is during a period when popular opinion (amongst those who know
no better) seems to regard Perl as antiquated.
I'm delighted that new people are joining.
My question is, what prompted you? What made you choose Perl above
Java/.Net/Python/Ruby etc etc
Do you have experience of those languages? What appeals to you about
Perl? And how do you find your community experience/support compared to
the other languages you know?
clint
