Re: [FWP] Publicizing list

[Peter Scott <Peter@PSDT.com>]

At 06:59 PM 8/19/00 -0500, Paul T. McNally wrote:
>Peter Scott wrote:
> >
> > I would like to mention this list in a Perl book, as an example of
> > somewhere people who love Perl can go to find others of the same ilk and do
> > the things that Perl lovers do.
> >
> > Before I do that, I would like to know that I won't be annoying the list
> > owner or too many members; the list traffic may go up and I have no control
> > over whether clueless newbies will send inappropriate posts, although I
> > will certainly make the list charter clear.  Comments?
>
>What is the name of the book? Perl for Clueless Newbies Who Send
>Inappropriate Posts?

Hey, that one's not taken yet :-)

It's about debugging Perl programs.  I'm writing the conclusion and talking 
about how Perl inspires so much affection:

...
Some people don't feel this way about Perl or even programming, and that's 
Just Fine: we (the authors) aren't artists, for that matter, which is why 
we didn't try to do the drawings for this book.  That wouldn't have been 
fun.  Sometimes we see people in this business who aren't motivated to 
explore or keep up their skills, and it's clear that they don't share the 
same love for it that we do.  Our wish for them is that they find it 
somewhere, whether it's in this field or another; there's no dishonor in 
admitting that you've been a square peg in a round hole.
...
If you love Perl too and you're wondering where other people like you hang 
out, here are some suggestions:

perlmonks, etc... FWP?  Wasn't sure how shy the list wanted to be.

--
Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies


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