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Re^3: Learning Exercises

by tlm (Prior)
on Apr 14, 2005 at 12:58 UTC ( [id://447749]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Learning Exercises
in thread Learning Exercises

No access to such books? Then that's the biggest obstacle right there. I don't know about other monks, but it would have taken me ten times as long to learn Perl if I hadn't had access to some key books.

the lowliest monk

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Re^4: Learning Exercises
by ropey (Hermit) on Apr 14, 2005 at 13:25 UTC
    My friend, with all due respect not all developers have access to books, in this example the guy is from Delhi and he simply cant afford to buy the books... I have asked and its outsourced so I have no influence on his managers. Whilst myself and most monks have had the benefit of being able to afford to buy things which help, this isnt always the case... so I hope you can realise this !

    I just want to help not solve any political problems..

      So, let's see if a get this: he has had no training, has no access to any books, gets no support, and has unwilling managers?
      How do you expect him to gain any experience? If he has access to the internet, his management must have at least enough money to buy him a simple book. If not, and you are so devoted to helping him, feel free to send him a few books (or the Perl CD Book Shelf)

      Paul

        My friend, with all due respect not all developers have access to books, in this example the guy is from Delhi and he simply cant afford to buy the books...

      Well, I work with a bunch of engineers originally from Mumbai, and I gotta say that they are a pretty sharp .. in case that was a slight against anyone from Delhi.

      If I were you, I'd buy a copy of Learning Perl and ship it to your co-worker. I'd also encourage him to join Perl Monks and read the site -- tell him not to post anything, just read and learn for the first month or two.

      Re-writing basic Linux/Unix utilities in Perl is also good make-work -- that ought to get him kick-started into doing Perl development.

      Alex / talexb / Toronto

      "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds

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