[MacPerl-Forum] QUE "Using Perl 5"

[Robert Link <rlink@binmedia.com>]

Friends,

How many of you are working in macperl strictly with an eye to
implementation on macs?  Me, I'm on mac at home, trying to learn/write
perl-cgi to be placed on an isp using linux.

I recently acquired QUE's "Special Edition Using Perl 5 for Web
Programming."  I'm pleased, so far, but concerned about portability.
Actually, I guess that's backwards; I'm sure what I learn in the book will
work on my isp.  Getting the examples to work in macperl will be the
challenge.  Working around the system function, piping, and other things,
that's the challenge.

Yes, I have MPP&E; in fact I ordered it weeks before it came out and
pestered my local bookseller incessantly for a while--then finally gave up
and bought it at Borders.  It's a great book.  I'm finding the QUE book
quite a help for more web-focused learning.

So, if anyone else is in this boat, I'd love to hear from you.  I don't
know that it's technically a "porters" issue, a "web-cgi" issue, or a "I'm
too wet behind the ears to be bothering y'all" issue, so I've posted here.
No, it's not a specific question, more a plea for commiseration, and maybe
a chance to hook up with  a "study partner" if anyone else has the same
book and the same problems.

One direct question I can ask: If I use mpw MacPerl, will I get a closer
approximation of what I'll use on my isp?  Also, I've gathered it's good
programming form to program on a dedicated machine, lest a truly major
snafu wreak major havok; is this fairly standard practice?  I've got an
iMac (hey, my folks were paying...), and I've got my old powerbook 190cs.
Do I need to limit my programming explorations to the powerbook?

Thanks bunches to any with the time to help out!!



Robert Link
rlink@binmedia.com
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