Learning Perl

Perl makes quick programming very easy and more elaborate things possible. It is an exceptionally flexible, easy to grow into language with an outstanding group of people using it. The Perl Community is every bit as exceptional as perl itself.

Even if you've never written a program, or if your programming experience is restricted to things like DOS batch, perl is something you can learn. If you wish you could just "hack things" when you need them, perl is a great choice.

So, how do you get started? Well, there are a lot of resources out there, some better than others. I would suggest you start with this site, which offers a nice variety of options, and that you fire up an IRC client and join us in #perl on irc.freenode.net for more interactive advice and encouragement.

I'll be looking for you.