Message-Id: <10519.107742@fatcity.com> From: sean.hull@pobox.com Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 15:44:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: 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.