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Xclio:
So I have dabbled in a bit of stuff here and there but I have decided it is time to actually learn perl.  I have alot of freedom in what I can do at work regarding this but I can't think of anything "useful" to create, I have all the licenses in the world to create basically any file I want but I need something to be useful but it also needs to really challenge me and force me to learn about every aspect of perl I can think of.  Help me out with some ideas!

For ideas consider I am a Network Systems Security Engineer, basically in charge of network security for the US Navy.

Tidus:
Well i don't know exactly what perl does or what it is capable of.  So i wouldn't know what to ask for "in a project sense".

TrailMyx:
Here's a little comparison of Perl vs. PHP written by someone who obviously likes PHP:

http://www.netconcepts.com/php-versus-perl/

I tend to agree with the dislike of Perl; I just don't like it's language syntax; that's part of the reason I went to Python.  That and my lust for lists and my intrigue for the limitless integer.

But for web programming, you just can't go wrong with PHP these days.  Perl is the next most supported scripting language, and Python lags behind at a distant 3rd (but is still my fav).

Xclio:
What we use perl for mostly is to automate installations and such but really it can be manipulated to do just about anything you could possibly want from what I have been able to tell.

TrailMyx:

--- Quote from: Xclio on July 10, 2008, 11:49:33 AM ---What we use perl for mostly is to automate installations and such but really it can be manipulated to do just about anything you could possibly want from what I have been able to tell.

--- End quote ---

Don't count Python out then.  I like the syntax more, and I think it's got more language features and is inherently OOP.

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