| acid_burn | Is "Programming Perl" a good book for someone who doesn't know Perl at all? |
| rmah | acid_burn: only if you already know how to program in some other language |
| acid_burn | Sweet. Well, I got the book for free. But I don't know how to program otherwise. |
| Teal_Stallion | I'm the best there is plain and simple, I wake up every morning and piss excellence |
| acid_burn | Should I learn C++ first? |
| action | dmpk2k laughs. |
| dmpk2k | laughs. |
| rmah | um... you're saying you don't know how to write software in any other language? |
| acid_burn | Uh, yes. I guess that's a faux pas in here. |
| rmah | then that book will probably just confuse you |
| acid_burn | But humor me, please. |
| rmah | ok |
| acid_burn | Don't be a dipshit, like dmpk2k. |
| rmah | a dog walks into a bar |
| Teal_Stallion | acid_burn, i suggest beginning perl |
| rmah | it stumbles up to the bartender and says |
| Teal_Stallion | by simon cozens |
| dmpk2k | Hmm? I think you misconstrued why I laughed. |
| acid_burn | Thanks, Teal_Stallion. |
| rmah | "I'm looking for the man who shot my pa!" |
| Teal_Stallion | acid_burn, you can also get the online version of that book |
| rmah | are you humored now? |
| dmpk2k | C++ as a first language is a bad idea. Don't do it. |
| acid_burn | Whereabout, Teal_Stallion? |
| Teal_Stallion | google it Beginning Perl download the online pdfs |
| acid_burn | Then what's a "good" first language, dmpk2k? |
| rmah | acid_burn: perl is a fine first language |
| mauke | haskell :-) |
| rmah | but that book, "Programming Perl" isn't aimed at people who know nothing about programming |
| Teal_Stallion | C++ isn't a bad first language either |
| dmpk2k | There's a lot of debate on that. C++ it isn't though. |
| acid_burn | Gotcha. |
| dmpk2k | Teal_Stallion: I must disagree. Too much boilerplate for someone new. |
| rmah | perl, java, lisp, C, VB, C++, C#, etc, etc. are all fine for your first language |
| acid_burn | Well, I pick up on logic and sytnax pretty well. Okay, thanks. |