14 Dec
2010
14 Dec
'10
4:46 a.m.
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Sven Aluoor aluoor@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks
I have more than 12 years experience with UNIX system administration, but I am too stupid for programming. My only programming experience is shell scripting. I tried to learn Java, but don't understand it because it is too complicated for my limited brainpower.
What programming language should I learn?
A friend said that C-Sharp (Mono) is very simple. Is this true?
Learn Perl. Learn it well: it's far more flexible and more scalable than shell, but doesn't ignore your hardwon lessons completely.
A competent Perl programmer who has learned to *check their error conditions* is worth their weight oyster-crafted gemstones.