Re: web development (seeking opinion)

On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Mohammad Shuja wrote:

> i posted the questin on the list. But only few people
> responded. I feel that there are many things in java to
> learn. I don't know if perl would be easier to start with.

Mohammad:

I'm not sure if Perl or Java would be easier for you. It really depends on what you like the most, which of the two seems exciting to you. The more exciting it is, the easier it is to learn.

Perl isn't just for the web, though it's often used for building web sites. Here's a basic program which will work on your system assuming the location of Perl is correct:

--
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

print ("Hello world.\n");
--

You could even do it from the command line like this:

$ perl -w -e 'print ("Hello world.\n");'

I would say to get started, look through some of the online manuals:

$ man perl

--
  ... stuff deleted ...

           perl                Perl overview (this section)
           perldelta           Perl changes since previous version
           perl5004delta       Perl changes in version 5.004
           perlfaq             Perl frequently asked questions
           perltoc             Perl documentation table of contents

           perldata            Perl data structures
           perlsyn             Perl syntax
           perlop              Perl operators and precedence
           perlre              Perl regular expressions
           perlrun             Perl execution and options
--

Also, try perldoc:

$ perldoc perldoc


There are lot's of websites to check as well.