On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 09:27:14AM +0000, Greg McCarroll ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > * Chris Andrews ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > The learning curve to writing *bad* PHP is really flat. The learning curve > > to writing good, secure, scalable PHP I would suggest is much steeper and > > longer, because the language itself, and also the user community (and so > > the support and resources available) is so geared to writing quick-hack > > code. > > Which was the state of Perl *plucks figure out of the air* 4 years > ago. However during this time we've seen great advances in the way > people develop in Perl. Off the top of my head I'd suggest the major > forces in this advancement are (and this is imho),
[snip] > * YAPC > YAPC conferences have meant there are a low cost alternative > to TPC, meaning that people can still meet with their peers > and learn from talks/tutorials even if they can't afford TPC. At a lower level, I'd say the the Perl Mongers movement has also contributed a great deal in getting Perl programmers talking to each other. For example, how many of your had met 5 other Perl programmers before joining london.pm? I know I hadn't. Dave... -- Brian: Oh screw Maximilian! Sally: I do. Brian: So do I.
