Many of us program in perl from many years. What advice you may have given to your beginner self about perl ? Keep in mind that this would be exteremly useful to the users who have not covered as many miles as you have.

artist Update: My Advice would have been to my self:

• Learn Emacs and use perl with emacs
• Concentrate on software engineering and methodology
• Plan projects on paper first
• Practice writing documentation
• use Modules
• use OO
• Make use of data structures efficienty.
• Keep an eye on different programming practices
• Learn not only 'how' but also ask 'why' for programming.
• Keep in touch with people who are going to use my program.