When I first discovered Perl, I did the same thing, especially when I saw regular expressions which I'd been avoiding learning almost as much as WinBatch (don't ask if you don't know...don't ever ask). But as I created smaller scripts to handle forms and tweaked PD code, I began to gain a respect for it. Even now, I don't necessarily go out looking for tasks to implement in Perl, but I use it often to perform a good number of system and CGI tasks. And I love regular expressions. Frightening, but true.

Part of the reason that I joined the Monks was to gain that next step in Perl evolution: expanded creative coding. I still mainly lurk and read others' information to further my own evolution. Hopefully, soon, I'll take the next step. Work allowing...