Re: New Coder
>>Ever read Code Complete by Steve McConnell? >>I'd place that first on your reading list. > >I'm still excited that the OP said he came from a school whose title >implies that they taught the kinds of things that CC covers... I would like >to know whether this was the case. I'd be interested to know too. We have "classes" that teach that around here, but they're rather moronic, ie. "when to use an unless and when to use a negating if". Not what I'd considered covered by CC ;) ... >ITYM de rigeur :-) Acronym and foreign language. Brain ... shutting ... dow..~! -- Morbus Iff ( softcore vulcan porn rulez ) http://www.disobey.com/ && http://www.gamegrene.com/ please me: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/wishlist/25USVJDH68554 icq: 2927491 / aim: akaMorbus / yahoo: morbus_iff / jabber.org: morbus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Coder
>From amazon: Collectible - Items 1 to 1 of 1 $45.00 Seller: arwen2001 Rating: Ships from: CA, United States Comments: Like New - Brandnew, excellent condition, and signed by both Randal Schwartz & Tom Phoenix hehehe, you can get a signed version too!!! Etienne Peter Scott wrote: > > At 12:32 PM 11/19/01 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Hey Calvary; > > Oblique reference to salvation? :-) > > >I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. > > Wow, this is relatively rare in my experience... that people are being > trained in logic and program development, I mean. If you don't mind, can > you supply a few more details about what courses and where? I'm serious, I > get asked all the time where people can learn programming prerequisite skills. > > >Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 > >new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. > > What are the other 5 languages? > > As to where to start with Perl: > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596001320 > > Order the thing FedEx if necessary and you're in a hurry, it'll pay off. > -- > Peter Scott > Pacific Systems Design Technologies > http://www.perldebugged.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Etienne Marcotte Specifications Management - Quality Control Imperial Tobacco Ltd. - Montreal (Qc) Canada 514.932.6161 x.4001 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Coder
At 01:48 PM 11/19/01 -0500, Morbus Iff wrote: > >I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. > >Ever read Code Complete by Steve McConnell? >I'd place that first on your reading list. I'm still excited that the OP said he came from a school whose title implies that they taught the kinds of things that CC covers... I would like to know whether this was the case. > >Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 > >new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. > >Learning Perl from O'Reilly. De facto. ITYM de rigeur :-) -- Peter Scott Pacific Systems Design Technologies http://www.perldebugged.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Coder
At 12:32 PM 11/19/01 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hey Calvary; Oblique reference to salvation? :-) >I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. Wow, this is relatively rare in my experience... that people are being trained in logic and program development, I mean. If you don't mind, can you supply a few more details about what courses and where? I'm serious, I get asked all the time where people can learn programming prerequisite skills. >Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 >new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. What are the other 5 languages? As to where to start with Perl: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596001320 Order the thing FedEx if necessary and you're in a hurry, it'll pay off. -- Peter Scott Pacific Systems Design Technologies http://www.perldebugged.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Coder
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Etienne Marcotte wrote: > I'll be the first to answer before 10 give you the same answer: Books > > www.oreilly.com -> Learning Perl, Programming Perl, Perl Cookbook. > On the net, there are many tutorials also, try google search "perl > tutorial" > Oreilly books are very good for perl learning. I would also recommend Elements of Programming with Perl by Andrew Johnson. But I agree, I would start with Learning Perl, esp since there is a new edition out. > But for me a book works better, > > Etienne > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hey Calvary; > > > > I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. > > Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 > > new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. > > > > Neo-Genus Multimedia Studios > > Boyd White > > Database Engineer > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (903)731-9644 > > > > -- > > 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]
Re: New Coder
>I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. Ever read Code Complete by Steve McConnell? I'd place that first on your reading list. >Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 >new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. Learning Perl from O'Reilly. De facto. -- Morbus Iff ( softcore vulcan porn rulez ) http://www.disobey.com/ && http://www.gamegrene.com/ please me: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/wishlist/25USVJDH68554 icq: 2927491 / aim: akaMorbus / yahoo: morbus_iff / jabber.org: morbus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Coder
I'll be the first to answer before 10 give you the same answer: Books www.oreilly.com -> Learning Perl, Programming Perl, Perl Cookbook. On the net, there are many tutorials also, try google search "perl tutorial" But for me a book works better, Etienne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hey Calvary; > > I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. > Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 > new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. > > Neo-Genus Multimedia Studios > Boyd White > Database Engineer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (903)731-9644 > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Etienne Marcotte Specifications Management - Quality Control Imperial Tobacco Ltd. - Montreal (Qc) Canada 514.932.6161 x.4001 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
New Coder
Hey Calvary; I am a new programmer fresh out of logic and program development school. Immediately I have been thrown into an environment where I have to learn 6 new computer languages...one of which is PERL. Where do I start? Thanks. Neo-Genus Multimedia Studios Boyd White Database Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] (903)731-9644 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
