Re: Learning Perl - the Good and the Bad (Tutorials, Habits, and Tools, etc)
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- Date: 29 Jan 2006 23:37:48 -0800
umptious@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> [experiences learning Perl]
You've progressed well if you can build any sort of data structure
using references.
One suggestion I'd add to you list of reading material: you mentioned
Damian Conway, but didn't specifically mention his "Perl Best
Practices." This is the ONE Perl book I REALLY wished I could have
read when I first started learning (but it hadn't been published yet).
Perl hackers tend to develop their own style early on, but their lack
of knowlege and experience may lead them to develop and get in the
habit of using a style that might be generally functional but is
actually not very sound.
I was one of those who developed and became accustomed to bad
programming practices. If I could have read Damian's book from the
beginning, I would now be in the habit of writing much better, cleaner,
and more maintainable code. As it is, I now struggle to un-learn and
overcome my bad habits to incorporate his excellent and well-reasoned
advise.
Except for one thing: You will need to physically remove five keys from
my keyboard to keep me from using unless() statements :}
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