Guidance for a novice

[jabr at blu.org (John Abreau)]

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Hi, Neelu. I'd recommend starting with the O'Reilly book "Learning Perl"; 
that will give you an excellent start. O'Reilly's Unix books are the best, 
in my opinion.

You might also find some help on our discussion list and/or on the Boston 
PerlMongers list. I've cc'ed both of them.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Neelu Chawla wrote:

> Hiya,
>  
> My name is Neelu Chawla.  I'm a very very very
> novice programmer looking to learn PERL.  Hope its
> okay that I'm emailing you recognizing you're a member
> of the Boston Linux/Unix group.  
> 
> Would you know of anyone who would have time to give
> me an intro to perl so that I can gain some confidence
> to continue learning on my own?
> 
> I'm looking for a 1-2 hour tutorial.  In return, I'd
> be happy to make a home-cooked indian meal or or treat
> to a dinner out. 
>  
> The main categories of info I'd like to learn from
> you:  
>  
> * Perl programming on a unix server vs. windows
> * Working with scalar data
> * Using lists and arrays
> * Subroutines
> * Hashes
> * Regular expressions
> * Working with simple databases
>  
>  
> Thanks for reading and hope to hear from you.
>  
> Yours,
> Neelu Chawla
> 
> 
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