On Tue, 26 May 2009 19:59:15 -0400, Ken Crocker <kfcroc...@lbl.gov> wrote:
> I don't see or understand the mechanisms that make the "->" work. My > problem is that I am completely sight-oriented. It's the old saying, "I > can hear you talking, but I can't see a word you say". That's me. I've > coded in over 20 languages in my 40 years in this business, but no perl. > Perl is EXTREMELY harder to understand than COBOL, SQL, even Assembler. > I have no framework of reference points to "See" what the explanations > of the code means. Kenn, I found an online book "Beginning Perl" that would answer many of your questions - http://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/ The "Object-Oriented Perl" chapter in particular explains the "->" syntax. Might be worth a try - and it's free! Steve _______________________________________________ http://lists.bestpractical.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rt-users Community help: http://wiki.bestpractical.com Commercial support: sa...@bestpractical.com Discover RT's hidden secrets with RT Essentials from O'Reilly Media. Buy a copy at http://rtbook.bestpractical.com