stepping out with… Perl.
Yes I am a PHP programmer! Work and my own curiosity send me to check out perl and it’s capabilities though. First impression – very confusing, with a steep learning curve. Hell it took me ~3 hours to...
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OK – I have been told to research the Perl modules – again for email purposes (I am coming to hate email). Specifications: must be capable of multiple languages (Japanese and English) must be capable...
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First semi-real perl script
Well I managed to get my first Perl script (written completely by me) working. It is only a sad little static web page, but it runs. Woohoo. Now I just have to make it actually do something. Maybe a...
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Perl Programming
I have never been so frustrated as I am now. Trying to learn Perl and fighting with the module documentation is driving me crazy. I thought I had the beginnings of an MUA a while ago using the module...
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Almost done with “Learning Perl”
So much for just taking a week on “Learning Perl” . I have to admit that it has been time well spent though. I am almost done with it (about 5 more chapters left) and feel much stronger in Perl. To say...
View ArticlePlaying with Perl
Well since I have been offically taken off of my latest project – I decided to turn my hand to something else in Perl to try to use these new skills. Was doing pretty well got the CGI module to work...
View ArticleWho owns your code?
While reading through Perl Monks a while ago I found this thread. It deals with who exactly owns the code your write – on and OFF working hours. Reading it REALLY made me nervous. Granted I haven’t...
View ArticleGood Article on Database Abstraction
Found this article through planet MySQL. In it he goes over 4 different “types” of abstraction layers that typically are collectively called a “database abstraction layer” – though they are very...
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