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> One interesting thing I've noticed about perl is that almost all the examples of how to do something online are absolutely terrible. Yeah, that's definitely

> One interesting thing I've noticed about perl is that almost all the examples of how to do something online are absolutely terrible. Yeah, that's definitely a problem with systems that have evolved over so long. I feel like C++ is kind of in the same boat: certainly what I learned 20 years ago is not relevant to how its done today. The Internet is a wide repository of knowledge, but Perl really needs a "How To Perl in the 2020s" repository. A book would be good, but for wide reach, it'd really need to be online.

tzs 5y ago
> I feel like C++ is kind of in the same boat: certainly what I learned 20 years ago is not relevant to how its done today I'd like to see a site, perhaps a wiki, that has sections for various technologies (programming languages, operating system, applications, frameworks, libraries, protocols, etc). For each, it would have some sort of list that lets you tell what from X years ago is still relevant when using that technology today. In particular, I'd like it to include a list of good past books on that technology and for each tell you what from it would still be applicable as is, what would require minor modifications, what would not be useful, and what would be harmful if you were to try to use that book to learn that technology at the level covered by that book. For example, it has been 20 years since I did any serious low level networking. If for some reason I needed to get back up to speed on that for some new project could I reasonably start by grabbing my copies of Stevens' "TCP/IP Illustrated" series [1] from my library and rereading them? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_Illustrated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_Illustrated
- newsclues 5y ago
  I think the programmers toolbox/toolbelt can be seriously improved by starting with education. I’m in college and just took a course including Perl and I suggested to the instructor that students get taught functional programming skills through real life applications that are progressive learning skills.
- popcube 5y ago
  maybe stack overflow will reach this condition
visarga 5y ago
Have you tried the monastery? https://www.perlmonks.org/ https://www.perlmonks.org/
- zerocount 5y ago
  They got good info, but good luck finding anything. It's like a Sanford and Son junk yard where you have to dig for things. Your best hope is just linking directly into a forum post that solves your problem.
jsymolon 5y ago
I found that Modern Perl to be quite good. http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/ http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/

tzs 5y ago

> I feel like C++ is kind of in the same boat: certainly what I learned 20 years ago is not relevant to how its done today I'd like to see a site, perhaps a wiki, that has sections for various technologies (programming languages, operating system, applications, frameworks, libraries, protocols, etc). For each, it would have some sort of list that lets you tell what from X years ago is still relevant when using that technology today. In particular, I'd like it to include a list of good past books on that technology and for each tell you what from it would still be applicable as is, what would require minor modifications, what would not be useful, and what would be harmful if you were to try to use that book to learn that technology at the level covered by that book. For example, it has been 20 years since I did any serious low level networking. If for some reason I needed to get back up to speed on that for some new project could I reasonably start by grabbing my copies of Stevens' "TCP/IP Illustrated" series [1] from my library and rereading them? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_Illustrated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_Illustrated

newsclues 5y ago
I think the programmers toolbox/toolbelt can be seriously improved by starting with education. I’m in college and just took a course including Perl and I suggested to the instructor that students get taught functional programming skills through real life applications that are progressive learning skills.
popcube 5y ago
maybe stack overflow will reach this condition

visarga 5y ago

Have you tried the monastery? https://www.perlmonks.org/ https://www.perlmonks.org/

zerocount 5y ago
They got good info, but good luck finding anything. It's like a Sanford and Son junk yard where you have to dig for things. Your best hope is just linking directly into a forum post that solves your problem.

jsymolon 5y ago

I found that Modern Perl to be quite good. http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/ http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/