Hi all, > I would think that's because nobody is learning perl anymore. These days > only old perl programmmers exist. That's because in this age of quick cpus, > fast net connections, and UIs for everything from network configuration to > backup tools, there is no real reason to learn perl. Especially since the > advent of easier and altogether more fun languages like python.
Yes exactly. Python is a good choice if one is going to start learning programming. Infact many institutions (like MIT) have made Python as defacto language to introduce fundamentals of programming for eg:http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2008/ >> i heard that Perl is toughest language and it take long time to understand >> (Ex:some yrs) is it How far is it true ? >> its not tough to learn. bu then its easy to write sphagettic code. sometimes u might be surprised to look at ur own perl program and unable to understand. > It is very true. In fact even after years of toil when you become a perl > monk it takes a long time to understand perl code (Ex:some yrs) :D yes. reading others perl code to understand the flow is very difficult in perl. python addresses this limitation effectively which is important in the long run when developing programs into applications. > Seriously though, my personal opinion is perl is a _very_ easy language to > _learn_, although becoming proficient at it will take a long time (as an > aside: you would also need to sacrifice the notions of clarity, beauty and > ultimately sanity, to become /really/ good). > > If you *really* want to learn perl, my recommendation is first learn to > script in bash[1], because it is only when you see why perl was born will > you be able to appreciate it. Once you've done that you can pick up the > camel book[2] which is the best book IMHO to get started. Well one does not need to know anything abt programing to start with python. So if u havent programmed earlier, then give python a try- its definitely worth fun. regards, KM _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
