I still wonder how I learned perl without syntax highlighting (talking Perl 4)? How did every manage without nedit (nedit.org)?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Timothy Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 4:16 PM > To: 'Ned Cunningham'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: PDK > > > > Probably not (depending on how 'beginner' you are). For a > real beginner, > your money might better be spent buying an IDE or finding a > text editor with > Perl syntax highlighting to help keep you from spending too > much time on the > little mistakes. If you then become more confident with Perl > and find that > you are using it more often and/or are implementing it in an > enterprise, > then it can be a very useful tool to have around. My best > advice would be > to go to ActiveState's website and go through all of the > things that come > with the Perl Dev Kit. With each one, ask yourself how > useful it would be > to you. I think you'll find some great utilities for > expanding the power > of your production code, but it won't necessarily help you learn the > language as a beginner. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ned Cunningham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:49 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: PDK > > > > Anybody have any feed back on the Perl Development Kit??? > > Is it useful for a beginner? > > Any advise? > > Thankx > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the sender's own, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Summit Systems Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
